137 Gratton Lane Bishopstone Village East Sussex BN25 2UF
Approved on 6 November 2024
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 - Walnut - crown lift over roadway to 5.5 metres above ground level T2 - Ash - crown lift over roadway to 5.5 metres above ground level and prune back by 2.5-3.0 metres from electricity and BT cables, remove 1 No. branch at rear T3 - Walnut - crown lift over roadway to 5.5 metres above ground level and prune back to 2.5-3.0 metres from electricity and BT cables T4 - Ash - crown lift over roadway to 5.5 metres above ground level and prune back to 2.5-3.0 metres from electricity and BT cables T5, T6, T7 & T8 - Sycamores - crown lift over roadway to 5.5 metres above ground level and prune back to 2.5-3.0 metres from electricity and BT cables
- Received
- 27 September 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Seaford West Ward
- Agent
- R W Green Limited
- ReceivedReceived27 Sep
- ValidatedValidated27 Sep
- Consult.Consultation18 Oct
- TargetTarget Date8 Nov
- DecidedDecided6 Nov
Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 137 Gratton Lane Bishopstone Village East Sussex BN25 2UF. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Seaford (Bishopstone) conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Seaford West Ward. We hold 1,428 applications in total for the BN25 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
- BN25 2UF
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Seaford Town Council
- District
- Seaford Bishopstone Conservation Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 September 2024
- Last date for comments
- 18 October 2024
- Target decision date
- 8 November 2024
- Permission expires
- 6 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- R W Green Limited
- Agent address
- Building Grain 500 Upper Stoneham Farm Lewes BN8 5RH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13440377
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Seaford (Bishopstone)Part of the site
- National park: South Downs
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage 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.
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Source: South Downs
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