Glebe House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TN
Proposal
T2 - Yew - Crown thin, estimate 20% thinner than average yew of this age. T7 - Sycamore - Remove lowest two horizontal limbs to north over car park, or significantly reduce to suitable growth points; reduce whole crown by 2-3m. Inspect tops of branches, particularly over footpath, for squirrel damage and remove affected limbs. T8 - Sycamore - Reduce or remove squirrel damaged limbs. Where removing, reduce adjacent limbs to balance crown. Reduce and remove low limbs, (to 6m) to reduce shading and reduce risk of limb failure. T9 - Sycamore - Aerially inspect for squirrel damage. Reduce or remove damaged limbs. Rebalance adjacent limbs as necessary. Reduce low and mid crown limbs to south. Up to 7m height. T10 - Sycamore - Aerially inspect crown for squirrel damage. Reduce or remove affected limbs. Reduce adjacent limbs to balance crown; remove lowest limb to south. T12 - Beech - Reduce by approx 4/5 elongated limbs in mid-high crown of eastern stem. Originating at approx. 10m and 14m in height, to reduce stress loading on main eastern scaffold limb; thin by 20% and lift to approx. 6m low crown, (up to 8m height), on eastern scaffold. Consider cobra style cable brace between main scaffold limbs, in event of failure at crown break. T13 - Sycamore - Consider aerial inspection of whole eastern crown over garden, removing significantly squirrel damaged limbs. Reduce to rebalance crown on adjacent branches, where limbs removed.
- Received
- 19 November 2024
- Decided
- 23 December 2024 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation10 Dec
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided23 Dec
Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at Glebe House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TN. South Downs has handled 2,274 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 34 days, 9 days quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202419 Nov
T2 - Yew - Crown thin, estimate 20% thinner than average yew of this age. T7 - Sycamore - Remove lowest two…
This applicationApprovedTreesSDNP/24/04812/TPO - 202419 Nov
T3 - Sycamore - Reduce and remove crossing/included branches/limb at approx 5/6m; remove squirrel damaged…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaFiled alongsideSDNP/24/05276/TCA
Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20245 Sep
T6 Beech 1. Low crown, (up to 8m from ground level) - Thin by 15% - Reduce radial spread to south from approx…
ConditionsTree Preservation OrderSDNP/24/03659/TPO - 201813 Apr
1 x Sycamore (T1 of the Order) crown lift to 6m and remove epicormics and sucker growth at base. Reason: to…
Split DecisionTree Preservation OrderSDNP/18/02180/TPO - 20138 Nov
1 x Sycamore (T1 of the Order) - Crown lift to 4 metres1 x Beech (T2 of the Order) - Crown lift to 3 metres3…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/13/05356/TPO - 201110 Jan
Erection of a single storey side extension, loft conversion including insertion of dormer windows and new…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/11/0026/NP - 200311 Feb
Erection of a 1.8m high close boarded fence along Church Lane boundary
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/03/0297 - 20024 Jul
Change of use from offices to residential
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/02/1341
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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