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Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NQ

SDNP/24/03972/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 2 December 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Pruning reduction of no more than 1.5 metres in each direction for both yew trees T1 and T2 in order to keep the trees in good shape and condition. To rebalance the shape of tree Yew T1 we also propose removal of the lowest branch overhanging the conservatory

Received
27 September 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
  1. Received27 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Nov
  4. Target25 Nov
  5. Decided2 Dec

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NQ. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RH20 1NQ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2024
Last date for comments
20 November 2024
Target decision date
25 November 2024
Permission expires
2 December 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13437503
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/1109Protected tree on or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    23 Nov

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/18/06033/HOUS
  2. 2018
    22 Jul

    Surgery to 2 x Yew Trees

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/18/03882/TPO
  3. 2016
    17 Aug

    Change of Use of redundant chapel to 2 bed dwelling. Erection of first floor extension, demolition of rear…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/16/04192/FUL
  4. 2015
    25 Jun

    Change of use of redundant chapel to 2 bed dwelling. Erection of first floor extension, demolition of rear…

    RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/03171/FUL
  5. 2013
    5 Apr

    Change of use of former Chapel to one-bed dwelling, erection of single storey rear extension and provision of…

    RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/13/01577/FUL
  6. 2012
    13 Aug

    Change of use of former Chapel to office and erection of replacement single storey rear extension (renewal of…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/12/01692/FUL

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