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Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

Awaiting decision Arun R/137/26/TC

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Ilex Oak (T1)- Height reduction to leave a height of 8m. Radial spread reduction to leave a spread of 3m. Willow (T2)- Height reduction to leave a height of 6m. Radial spread reduction to leave a spread of 2.5m.

As published by the council, reference R/137/26/TC

Application record

Reference
R/137/26/TC
Status
Undecided
Received
16 Sep 2026
Validated
16 Sep 2026
Parish
Rustington
Postcode
BN16 3AS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Arun register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • R/228/24/TC Granted

    Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

    Fell 1 No Pear tree (T3), 0.5m radial reduction from 5m to 4.5m and height reduction from 9m to 8.5m to 1 No Ilex Oak (T1), re-pollard back to previous points with a 5m height reduction from 10m to 5m and up to 3m radial reduction from 5m to 2m to 1 No Willow (T4), 2m height reduction from 11m to 9m and 1m radial reduction to tidy North side, from 4m to 3m to Beech tree group (TG1), 1.5m height reduction from 5.5m to 4m and 1m radial reduction on East side from 3.5m to 2.5m to Beech Hedge (H1 and H2), 1m radial reduction on East side from 3m to 2m (for drive access) to Beech Hedge (H3) and 1.5m height reduction from 4m to 2.5m to clear from neighbouring thatched roof to the West to Beech Hedge (H4) within the Station Road, East Preston Conservation Area.

    Decided 12 Jan 2025 Trees
  • R/24/23/L Granted

    Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

    Listed building consent for the rebuilding of north boundary garden wall and entrance gate pier.

    Decided 11 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2026

    Received by Arun

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Arun took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Greensmiths Limited Agent, registered in Littlehampton

Active · incorporated 2021 · Littlehampton

36 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 100% granted

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Arun for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Arun's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Arun's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

    R/24/23/L Submitted 9 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for the rebuilding of north boundary garden wall and entrance gate pier.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

    R/228/24/TC Submitted 2 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Fell 1 No Pear tree (T3), 0.5m radial reduction from 5m to 4.5m and height reduction from 9m to 8.5m to 1 No Ilex Oak (T1), re-pollard back to previous points with a 5m height reduction from 10m to 5m and up to 3m radial reduction from 5m to 2m to 1 No Willow (T4), 2m height reduction from 11m to 9m and 1m radial reduction to tidy North side, from 4m to 3m to Beech tree group (TG1), 1.5m height reduction from 5.5m to 4m and 1m radial reduction on East side from 3.5m to 2.5m to Beech Hedge (H1 and H2), 1m radial reduction on East side from 3m to 2m (for drive access) to Beech Hedge (H3) and 1.5m height reduction from 4m to 2.5m to clear from neighbouring thatched roof to the West to Beech Hedge (H4) within the Station Road, East Preston Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees
  • Flint Cottage Station Road East Preston BN16 3AR

    R/88/26/CLP Submitted 11 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful development for a proposed garage door to an existing car barn.

    Withdrawn Lawful development
  • Flint Cottage Station Road East Preston BN16 3AR

    R/248/19/TC Submitted 14 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Crown reduction up to 1.5m and Crown thin 15% to 1 No. Beech tree within Station Road, East Preston Conservation area.

    Granted Trees
  • Aspen House Hurst Road East Preston BN16 3AP

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    R/163/26/HH Submitted 20 Oct 2026 150 yards away

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