Planning application
Allotments North-West of Chipley Court Hawthorn Road Bognor Regis PO21 5NL
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Fell 1 no. mature Ash (T1).
As published by the council, reference BR/73/26/T
Application record
- Reference
- BR/73/26/T
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Parish
- Bognor Regis
- Postcode
- PO21 5NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Arun
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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