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Coates Manor Coates Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1ES

SDNP/25/04612/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 8 January 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown thin by 20% and reduce 5 no. of lower branches at 6m (above ground level) on South sector by 1.5-2m (impeding service line) on 1 no. Copper Beech tree (T1), Crown reduce by 1-2m (all round) on 1 no. Walnut tree (T2). Crown thin by 15% and reduce North sector by 1.5-2m on 1 no. Liquidambar tree (T3).

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Coates Manor Coates Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1ES. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Coates conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Fittleworth Ward CH. 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 1ES
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fittleworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2025
Last date for comments
5 January 2026
Target decision date
6 January 2026
Permission expires
8 January 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Maximus Tree Care
Agent address
14 Rectory Close Pulborough RH20 2AJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14488503
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Coates
  • 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.

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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