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27 The Ridgeway Friston East Sussex BN20 0EU

SDNP/26/02426/TPOTreesApproved

Approved on 12 August 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

G1 Leylandii - Reduce by approximately 12 feet to be in line with the rest of the group that they are in. T4 blue spruce tree - Remove the two lowest limbs and any low dead branches. Remove the dead wood for safety reasons and to remove the lower arms.

Received
19 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
  1. Received19 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 27 The Ridgeway Friston East Sussex BN20 0EU. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. 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 0EU
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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