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3 Emett Gardens Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8FB

SDNP/26/00738/TCATree in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

T1 - Lime - Reduce height by 2.0m and crown radius by 2.0m T2 - Oak - Reduce height by 2.0m and crown radius by 2.0m T3 - 2992 - Pollard back to previous.

Received
24 February 2026
Decided
1 April 2026 · Raise No Objection
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs99% of trees applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a tree application at 3 Emett Gardens Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8FB. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 36 days, 7 days quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Ditchling conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,681 applications in total for the BN6 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/26/00738/TCA
Address
3 Emett Gardens Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8FB
Postcode
BN6 8FB
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 February 2026
Target Decision Date
7 April 2026
Date Decided
1 April 2026
Date Validated
24 February 2026
Date Submitted
24 February 2026
Last Date for Comments
17 March 2026
Permission Expires
1 April 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Decided By
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14727505
Documents
9
Coordinates
50.918490, -0.108010
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Ditchling
  • 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.

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