South Gardens Cottage 6 South Gardens South Harting West Sussex GU31 5QJ
Approved on 12 March 2026
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Lawson Cypress (Conifer) trees (T1 & T2).
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Harting Ward CH
- Agent
- Arborlec services ltd
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated2 Feb
- Consult.Consultation11 Mar
- TargetTarget Date16 Mar
- DecidedDecided12 Mar
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at South Gardens Cottage 6 South Gardens South Harting West Sussex GU31 5QJ. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the South Harting conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Harting Ward CH. We hold 315 applications in total for the GU31 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
- GU31 5QJ
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harting Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 12 March 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Arborlec services ltd
- Agent address
- 26 Manor Farm Cottages Treyford GU29 0LE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14666295
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: South Harting
- 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.
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 Jul
Construction of swimming pool with installation of air source heat pump and associated works.
PendingApplicationSDNP/26/01940/HOUS - 202610 Feb
Notification of intention to reduce heights by 1.5m, reduce widths by 0.5m (all round) and crown thin by 15%…
PendingTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/26/00535/TCA
Source: South Downs
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