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Byways Diddybones Nap Forestside Stoughton West Sussex PO9 6EQ

SDNP/25/04414/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 22 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Reduce 1 no. lowest branch on south-east sector by 5m and crown lift by up to 4m (above ground level) on north-east sector on 1 no. Beech tree (T1), remove 2 no. lowest limbs on west sector at approx. 4m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T2), crown lift by up to 3m (above ground level) on 4 no. Beech trees (T3-T6) and crown lift by up to approx. 4m (above ground level) on east sector and by up to 4m on south sector on 1 no. Beech tree (T7). All within Area, A1 subject to SO/76/00967/TPO.

Received
31 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Westbourne Ward CH
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.7 Jan
  4. Target20 Jan
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Byways Diddybones Nap Forestside Stoughton West Sussex PO9 6EQ. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Westbourne Ward CH. We hold 1,355 applications in total for the PO9 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
PO9 6EQ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stoughton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2025
Last date for comments
7 January 2026
Target decision date
20 January 2026
Permission expires
22 January 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alfie Reed Tree Service
Agent address
10 Haresfoot Close Funtington PO18 9LP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14452752
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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, conservation 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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Downs

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