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Orchard Cottage Bignor Road Bignor West Sussex RH20 1PQ

SDNP/26/02105/TCAApproved

Approved on 20 July 2026

Council decision: Raise No Objection

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Notification of intention to remove 3 no. lowest branches on east sector (overhanging neighbouring garden), crown lift by up to 5m (above ground level) and reduce mid-crown on east sector by up to 3m (overhanging neighbouring garden) on 1 no. Turkey Oak tree (T1).

Received
29 May 2026
Council
South Downs
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 46 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Orchard Cottage Bignor Road Bignor West Sussex RH20 1PQ. South Downs has handled 15,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Bignor conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
RH20 1PQ

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bignor
  • 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.

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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