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Old School House School Lane Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PU

SDNP/26/00845/TPOTree Preservation OrderAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Reduce heights by 1-1.5m, reduce west, east and south (outer) sectors by 2m, reduce north (outer) sectors by up to 3m and crown lift by up to 2.5m (above ground level) on 2 no. Yew trees (T1 and T2) subject to SN/02/00963/TPO.

Received
3 March 2026
Decision due
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
Agent
Fletcher Tree services ltd
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 7 April.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (3)

About this application

This is a tree application at Old School House School Lane Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PU. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Sutton conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Fittleworth Ward CH. We hold 2,894 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 1PU
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sutton & Barlavington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
7 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fletcher Tree services ltd
Agent address
58 Wembley Avenue LANCING BN15 9JY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14744257
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sutton
  • Listed building: Grade II: Old School HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: South Downs

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