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Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

Granted Arun BE/23/26/TC Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Crown reduction to 1 No. Malus (T23C) to leave a height and spread of 4.5m. Crown thinning of lower two-thirds by 40% and thinning of upper third by 70%. This tree is located in the Shripney Conservation Area.

As published by the council, reference BE/23/26/TC

Application record

Reference
BE/23/26/TC
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
28 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decided
1 May 2026
Parish
Bersted
Postcode
PO22 9NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Arun register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • BE/80/26/TC Awaiting decision

    Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    Crown reduction of 1 No. Acer/Box Leaf Maple (T1) to leave a height of 4m and an overall spread of 3m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Shripney Conservation Area.

    Submitted 29 Sep 2026
  • BE/39/26/DOC Decided

    Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under BE/10/25/S73 relating to condition 8-Biodiversity Net Gain Plan.

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • BE/107/24/DOC Granted

    Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under reference BE/89/22/PL relating to condition number 3 - details of the materials.

    Decided 10 Jan 2025 Conditions
  • BE/97/24/TC Granted

    Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    Reduce height to 3.5m and spread to 3m to1 No Acer/Box Leaf Maple Tree (T1), reduce height to 4m, spread to 5m and thin canopy by 20% to 1 No Apple/Malus tree (T2), reduce height to 2m and spread to 2m to 1 No Bay tree (T3), fell 1 No Pampas bush (T4) and fell boundary bushes (T5) (Elderberry, Hawthorn and Beech) within the Shripney Road Conservation Area.

    Decided 25 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Mar 2026

    Received by Arun

  2. 30 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Arun granted permission on 1 May 2026, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Little Woodcote Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    BE/115/24/TC Submitted 9 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Reduce 1 No Holm Oak to a height of 6m and spread of 6m within the Shripney Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees

  • Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    BE/107/24/DOC Submitted 13 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under reference BE/89/22/PL relating to condition number 3 - details of the materials.

    Granted Conditions

  • Land adj to Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    BE/69/21/PL Submitted 4 May 2021 50 yards away

    Erection of detached single storey, two bedroom dwelling and reinstatement of double garage to Walnut Tree Cottage from annexe/holiday let (Resubmission of BE/79/19/PL). This application may affect the character and appearance of the Shripney Conservation area. This application is within CIL Zone 3 and is CIL liable as new dwelling.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Trees
    Small domestic

  • Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    BE/97/24/TC Submitted 17 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Reduce height to 3.5m and spread to 3m to1 No Acer/Box Leaf Maple Tree (T1), reduce height to 4m, spread to 5m and thin canopy by 20% to 1 No Apple/Malus tree (T2), reduce height to 2m and spread to 2m to 1 No Bay tree (T3), fell 1 No Pampas bush (T4) and fell boundary bushes (T5) (Elderberry, Hawthorn and Beech) within the Shripney Road Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees

  • Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    BE/80/26/TC Submitted 29 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

    Crown reduction of 1 No. Acer/Box Leaf Maple (T1) to leave a height of 4m and an overall spread of 3m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Shripney Conservation Area.

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR

    BE/39/26/DOC Submitted 5 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under BE/10/25/S73 relating to condition 8-Biodiversity Net Gain Plan.

    Decided Conditions

In Arun

  • AW/165/26/T Awaiting decision

    Windmill Cottage 6 Windmill Close Aldwick PO21 4ND

    Crown reduction to 1 No. Silver Birch (T1) to leave a height of 8m and spread of 5m, crown reduction to 1 no. Oak (T2) to leave a height of 8m and spread of 5m, crown reduction to 1 no. Beech (T3) to leave a height of 7m and spread of 5m.

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • AW/164/26/T Awaiting decision

    Redstacks The Byeway Aldwick Bay Estate PO21 4ES

    Crown lift to 1 no. Broad Leaf Lime (T1) to a height of 2.5m from ground level on the East side and 5m from ground level on the West side, crown reduction to leave an Easterly spread of 3m.

    Received 29 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • AW/155/26/T Awaiting decision

    32 St Richards Way Aldwick PO21 3BB

    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).

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Trees
  • R/118/26/T Refused

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    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
  • AW/158/26/T Awaiting decision

    14 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DU

    Crown reduction to 1 no. Silver Birch (T1) to leave a height of 6m and spread of 2m. Crown reduction to 1 no. Oak (T2) to leave a Southerly spread of 1.5m and height of 9m. Fell 1 no. Sycamore (T3). Crown reduction to 1 no. Bay tree to leave a height of 6.5m (T4).

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Trees