The Old Vicarage West Street Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5UY
Proposal
T1 - Tilia - Reduce height by approx. 3-4 meters and reduce sides accordingly. T2 - Taxus - Reduce overall crown by approx. 1 meter away from telephone lines. T3 - Gleditsia - Reduce and reshape - Approx. 1-2 meters.
- Received
- 20 February 2026
- Decision due
- 3 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- East Dean Ward
- Agent
- BC Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived20 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date3 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Vicarage West Street Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5UY. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Alfriston conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across East Dean Ward. We hold 895 applications in total for the BN26 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
- BN26 5UY
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Alfriston Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- BC Tree Services
- Agent address
- The Street Litlington East Sussex
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14718571
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Alfriston
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Oct
Discharge of conditions 4 (sections and elevations), 5 (method statement) and 6 (Western boundary wall) on…
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/04205/DCOND - 202623 Oct
Discharge of conditions 4 (Western boundary wall repair) and 6 (Trees) on SDNP/26/02314/HOUS
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/04113/DCOND - 20265 Oct
Variation of condition no. 5 (Bats/PRA) on SDNP/26/02314/HOUS
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/03823/CND - 20265 Oct
Variation of condition no. 7 (Bats/PRA) on SDNP/26/02315/LIS
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/03962/CND - 202612 Jun
Internal and fenestration alterations and repairs to Vicarage and its associated garden walls
PendingHeritageSDNP/26/02315/LIS - 202612 Jun
Internal and fenestration alterations and repairs to Vicarage and its associated garden walls (tandem…
PendingFullSDNP/26/02314/HOUS
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