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Rosemary Cottage London Road Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1ND

SDNP/25/01763/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 May 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 beech tree - Crown reduction on north side of the tree by 3 meters and crown reduce east and west by 2 meters.

Received
25 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.23 May
  4. Target6 Jun
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Rosemary Cottage London Road Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1ND. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Watersfield conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 46 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 1ND
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2025
Last date for comments
23 May 2025
Target decision date
6 June 2025
Permission expires
14 May 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
T&P tree surgery and landscaping
Agent address
14 Farndell Close Chichester PO19 7HB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13967669
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Watersfield Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cherry Tree 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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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    24 Dec

    Conversion and extension of existing garage to annex, erection of double garage and replacement of…

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/21/06382/HOUS
  2. 2021
    15 Nov

    Surgery x1 copper beech (works to tree in conservation area)

    PendingConservation Area Notification (S211)DC/21/2638
  3. 2021
    15 Nov

    Surgery x1 copper beech (works to tree in conservation area)

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/21/06080/TCA
  4. 2021
    16 Aug

    Fell 1 x Sycamore and 1 x Sweet Chestnut (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/21/04588/TCA
  5. 2021
    3 Mar

    conversion of an existing triple garage to use as a detached annexe ancillary to the occupation of Rosemary…

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/21/01290/PRE
  6. 2015
    7 May

    Discharge of conditions 1 and 2 on SDNP/12/00010/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/02270/DCOND

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