Planning application
Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out work in the Shoreham Conservation Area: Tree 0V30 Betula - Crown lift canopy to a maximum of 3m above ground level. Tree 0V32 Platanus - Crown lift canopy to a maximum of 3m above ground level and Tree group 0V33 Prunus - Crown lift canopies to a maximum of 2m above ground level
As published by the council, reference AWDM/1017/26
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/1017/26
- Type
- Work to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St Mary's
- Postcode
- BN43 5ZA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Adur register
This site has had 3 applications since 2015: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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AWDM/1364/23 Granted
Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
AJSection 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce radial spread to allow clearance to building of up to 1.5 metres one Rowan T2, prune to allow clearance to streetlight of up to 1.5 metres London Plane T3, to reduce radial spread by 4 metres to side of footpath one Purple Plum T4, and to fell and replace one Conifer and one Elder tree of group G1 in the Shoreham Conservation Area.
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AWDM/0283/15 Granted
Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-By-Sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce branches on east side by 1.5 - 2 metres on branches up to 8 metres above ground level, on one London Plane tree in the Shoreham Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Adur
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Adur took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
County Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Crawley
Active · incorporated 2001 · Crawley
83 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Adur for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Adur decided tree works applications in a median of 101 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out work in the Shoreham Conservation Area: Tree 0V30 Betula - Crown lift canopy to a maximum of 3m above ground level. Tree 0V32 Platanus - Crown lift canopy to a maximum of 3m above ground level and Tree group 0V33 Prunus - Crown lift canopies to a maximum of 2m above ground level
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Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
AJSection 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce radial spread to allow clearance to building of up to 1.5 metres one Rowan T2, prune to allow clearance to streetlight of up to 1.5 metres London Plane T3, to reduce radial spread by 4 metres to side of footpath one Purple Plum T4, and to fell and replace one Conifer and one Elder tree of group G1 in the Shoreham Conservation Area.
Granted Trees -
Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-By-Sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce branches on east side by 1.5 - 2 metres on branches up to 8 metres above ground level, on one London Plane tree in the Shoreham Conservation Area.
Granted Trees -
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Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to fell and replace one Flowering Cherry Tree within the Shoreham Conservation Area.
Granted Trees -
Cobblestones St Marys Road Shoreham-By-Sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to fell one Ginkgo tree and crown reduce by 30% to shape one Cherry tree within the Shoreham-by-Sea Conservation Area.
Granted Trees
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AWDM/1032/26 Awaiting decision
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Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to pollard to 5m in height and to remove overhang onto adjacent parking bays one Lime tree (T1) in the Southlands Conservation Area.
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AWDM/1028/26 Awaiting decision
122 Sea Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PU
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out work in the Goring Conservation Area: Yew (T1): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Holm oak (T2): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Holm oak (T3): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 2m Holm oak (T4): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Bay (T5): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Portuguese laurel (T6): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Portuguese laurel (T7): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Birch (T8): Crown thinning up to 20% Holm oak (T9): Crown lift up to 5m to keep clear of road Bay (T10): Crown lift up to 3.5m, radial and height reduction up to 2m Pittosporum (T11): removal to ground level
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AWDM/1013/26 Awaiting decision
7 Valley Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN14 0JJ
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.27 of 2001 Black Locust (T15): lateral reduction on Eastern side up to 2m.
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AWDM/1012/26 Awaiting decision
Chatsmore House Goring Street Worthing West Sussex
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order 77/00004/TPO Chatsmore House, Goring Street, Worthing, T1 - Sycamore - Reduce the radial crown spread to East by a maximum of 2.5m to give 3m clearance from property
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AWDM/0987/26 Awaiting decision
Land At 39A Hayling Rise Worthing West Sussex
Application for Consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 16 of 2005 to reduce crown by a maximum of 3m in height and radial spread one Beech and to reduce by a maximum of 3m in height and radial spread one Turkey Oak (Group G1).