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Old Village Hall Eastbourne Road East Dean East Sussex BN20 0BL

SDNP/26/01144/TPOTree Preservation OrderAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Beech (T1) - Reduce by approximately 3-4m, back to previous pruning points.

Received
23 March 2026
Decision due
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
East Dean Ward
Agent
Climpson Brothers Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 22 April.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Old Village Hall Eastbourne Road East Dean East Sussex BN20 0BL. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the East Dean conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across East Dean Ward. We hold 358 applications in total for the BN20 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
BN20 0BL
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Dean and Friston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Last date for comments
22 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Climpson Brothers Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
58 Sancroft Road Eastbourne BN20 8HB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14796619
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: East Dean
  • Listed building: Grade II: Gore Cottage Went Hill CottageOn or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs
  • Heritage coast: Sussex
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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 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.

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.

Source: South Downs

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