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Malling House, Sussex Police Hq Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ

SDNP/24/04865/TPOTree Preservation OrderPermitted

Proposal

T4 - Common Ash - crown lift to 5m T9 - Sycamore - Fell to leave stump 100mm from ground level T19 - Common Holly - fell and stump T27 - Norway Maple (dead) - fell and replace with 18-20cm girth replacement G5 - Mixed Species - remove and damaged limbs and prune to clear structure 2m T33 - Common Beach - Crown lift to clear structure by 2m T35 & T36 - Common Yew - prune to clear structure by 2m T37 - Common Yew - Remove 2 Broken branches T51 - Austrian Pine - Remove dead wood T71 - Common Lime - Crown reduction on building side to balance crown, reduce crown by 2m from tips on weighted side only and shape T87 - English Elm - Fell to ground level leaving stump 100mm T88 - Common Holly - Fell to leave stump 100mm above ground level T105 - Sycamore - prune 1 branch to clear camera T118 & T119 & T122 - Sycamore - prune to clear structure by 2m G18 - Mixed Species - prune house side only to clear neighbouring structures vent by 2m

Received
21 November 2024
Decided
21 January 2025 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received21 Nov
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.3 Jan
  4. Target12 Feb
  5. Decided21 Jan

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Malling House, Sussex Police Hq Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ. 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 61 days, 3 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/24/04865/TPO
Address
Malling House, Sussex Police Hq Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ
Postcode
BN7 2DZ
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
District
TPO (No.49) 1998

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Ground Control ltd - 622251
Agent Address
Kingfisher House Radford Way Billericay CM12 0EQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 November 2024
Target Decision Date
12 February 2025
Date Decided
21 January 2025
Date Validated
18 December 2024
Date Submitted
21 November 2024
Last Date for Comments
3 January 2025
Permission Expires
21 January 2027

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13580080
Documents
5
Coordinates
50.881832, 0.011458
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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