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Dumbrells Court North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TG

SDNP/25/01514/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 10 June 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T910 - Plum - Failed upper branch at 6m, remove split at bifurcated branch at point of origin (3m) and reduce remaining canopy by 1.5-2m to suitable growth points. T914 (Retagged 0062) - Sycamore - Remove secondary stem emanating from main stem at 2m which overhangs adjacent Yew group. T929 - Sycamore - Reduce back to previous pollard points (2m), remove epicormic growth and remove deadwood T930 - Sycamore - Reduce back to previous pollard points (2m), remove epicormic growth and remove deadwood. T931 - Sycamore - Reduce back to previous pollard points (2m), remove epicormic growth and remove deadwood. T933 - Sycamore - Reduce back to previous pollard points (2m), remove epicormic growth and remove deadwood. T934 - Sycamore - Reduce back to previous pollard points (2m), remove epicormic growth and remove deadwood. T935 - Sycamore - Reduce back to previous pollard points (2m), remove epicormic growth and remove deadwood. T938 - Yew - Reduce lateral branches overhanging site towards garage by 2-3m to suitable growth points. T939 - Yew - Crown lift to 0.25m above wall T939a - Yew - Crown lift to 0.25m above wall T942 - Robina - Remove major deadwood

Received
8 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Agent
Davis Tree Care & Landscape Services LTD
  1. Received8 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.16 May
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Dumbrells Court North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TG. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the BN6 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
BN6 8TG
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council
District
3852/0349 - TPO (No. 20) 1997

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2025
Last date for comments
16 May 2025
Target decision date
9 June 2025
Permission expires
10 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Davis Tree Care & Landscape Services LTD
Agent address
Acres Rise Ticehurst TN5 7DD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13924475
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: DitchlingPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: North CottageOn 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 and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage 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.

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.

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Source: South Downs

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