The Platt Sheepwash Elsted West Sussex GU29 0LA

SDNP/26/00846/TCATree in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (T1).

Received: 3 March 2026
Decision due: 14 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Harting Ward CH

ReceivedReceived3 Mar
ValidatedValidated3 Mar
Consult.Consultation7 Apr
TargetTarget Date14 Apr
DecidedDecided

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Comments close on 7 April.

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Platt Sheepwash Elsted West Sussex GU29 0LA. 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 Elsted conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Harting Ward CH. We hold 1,331 applications in total for the GU29 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: GU29 0LA
Application type: Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Elsted and Treyford Parish Council

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent: APH Tree Care&Landscaping
Agent address: Great Brockhurst Farm Cottage Petworth GU33 7LP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14744269
Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Elsted
Listed building: Grade II: The PlattOn or next to this site
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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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.

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.

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Downs

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