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88 Westminster Drive Aldwick PO21 3RE

Refused Arun AW/33/23/T Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Various works to various trees.

As published by the council, reference AW/33/23/T

Application record

Reference
AW/33/23/T
Type
Trees
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
14 Feb 2023
Validated
14 Feb 2023
Decided
21 Mar 2023
Parish
Aldwick
Postcode
PO21 3RE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Arun register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • AW/75/23/T Granted

    88 Westminster Drive Aldwick PO21 3RE

    1 No. Field Maple (T5) crown height reduction to 4.5m and radial branch length to 2m. 1 No. Oak (T2) removal of lowest limb back to source.

    Decided 15 May 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2023

    Received by Arun

  2. 21 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Arun refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Within 500 metres

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    AW/183/25/T Submitted 15 Aug 2025 0m away

    1 No. Silver Birch (T1) crown reduction to leave a height of 13.5m and a spread of 5m (north), 4.5m (east), 5m (south) and 5.5m (west). 1 No. Field Maple (T2) re-pollard crown to leave a a height of 12m and a spread 5m (north), 4.5m (east), 3m (south) and 4.5m (west), and a crown lift to 5m from ground level, removing all epicormic growth.

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    AW/75/23/T Submitted 2 Apr 2023 0m away

    1 No. Field Maple (T5) crown height reduction to 4.5m and radial branch length to 2m. 1 No. Oak (T2) removal of lowest limb back to source.

    Granted Trees
  • 32 St Richards Way Aldwick PO21 3BB

    AW/155/26/T Submitted 13 Aug 2026 70m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Crown reduction to 3 No. Oak trees to previous pollard points, leaving: T2- a height of 11m, and spread of 2.9m (N), 1.7m (E), 3.7m (S), 4.3m (W) crown lift to 3m from ground level. T3- a height of 12m, and spreads of 5m (N), 5.5m (E), 4.4m (S), 4.7m (W), crown lift to 3m from ground level. T4- a height of 10m, and spreads of 3m (N), 2.5m (E) 1.9m (S), 1m (W) crown lift to 3m from ground level. Fell 1 no. Field maple (b). Crown reduction to 3 no. field maples to leave: a- a height of 5.5m, spreads of 1.2m (N,E) and 0m (W,S). c- a height of 2m and spread of 0.5m. d- a height of 5.5m and spreads of 1m (N,S) and 0.5m (W).

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    AW/43/23/T Submitted 24 Feb 2023 101m away

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    Granted Trees

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