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West Dean Gardens, Car Park A286 Vicarage Lane to The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RX

SDNP/26/03949/TCATree in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Handkerchief tree (T1) and 1 no. Foxglove tree (T2).

Received
13 October 2026
Decision due
24 November 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Goodwood Ward CH
Agent
Brushwood Tree Services
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Nov
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 17 November.

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About this application

This is a tree application at West Dean Gardens, Car Park A286 Vicarage Lane to The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RX. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West Dean conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Goodwood Ward CH. We hold 1,433 applications in total for the PO18 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
PO18 0RX
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Dean Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2026
Last date for comments
17 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Brushwood Tree Services
Agent address
5 The Warren West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15289305
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: West Dean
  • Registered park and garden: West Dean
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: South Downs

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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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