Planning application
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 4 to 5 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 2.5 metres Weeping Willow T1 in the Sompting Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference AWDM/1274/25
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/1274/25
- Type
- Work to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Peverel
- Parish
- Sompting Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN15 0AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Adur register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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AWDM/0423/26 Decided
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes
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AWDM/1285/25 Refused
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes and loft conversion with dormer, half-gable end and roof windows.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Adur
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Shoreham-By-Sea
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Adur granted permission on 17 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 4 to 5 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 2.5 metres Weeping Willow T1 in the Sompting Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes and loft conversion with dormer, half-gable end and roof windows.
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AWDM/0803/26 Granted
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Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce and reshape by upto 2 metres allowing a minimum of 1 metre clearance to the building, crown thin by 10% and crown raise to 2.5 metres over the footpath, Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) T1; to reduce back to the boundary line overhang of Leylandii (Cupressus) T2; in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.
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AWDM/0793/26 Awaiting decision
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AWDM/0764/26 Awaiting decision
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Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Various works to three beech trees and one birch tree as described in the application form, within the Southwick Conservation Area.
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