Abbotswood Station Road Rustington BN16 3BJ

1. 28 Oct 2025

   Received by Arun

2. 26 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Stansfield Court Flat 3 Mill Lane Rustington BN16 3EQ

  R/227/24/PL Submitted 2 Dec 2024 100 yards away

  Installation of front wheelchair ramp.

  Granted Full applications

• Glenhurst Woodlands Avenue Rustington BN16 3ER

  R/67/23/T Submitted 1 Apr 2023 150 yards away

  1 No. Blue Cedar (T1) crown reduction to a height of 10m and spread of 5m. 1 No. Maple (T2) re-pollard to a height of 8m and spread of 4m. 2 No. Sycamores (T3/T4) re-pollard to a height of 4m and spread of 3m.

  Granted Trees

• 1 The Limes Rustington BN16 3AQ

  R/219/24/T Submitted 15 Nov 2024 150 yards away

  Fell 1 No. Cypress (T1) to near ground level.

  Granted Trees

• Copthorne Cottage 4 Preston Avenue Rustington BN16 2DB

  R/92/26/T 200 yards away

  93% historically approved

  Crown reduction to 1 no. Cedar Deodora (T1) to leave an Easterly spread of 5m and to achieve long-term clearance of building, but not exceeding 2m.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Trafalgar Court Woodlands Avenue Rustington BN16 3ES

  R/230/24/T Submitted 5 Dec 2024 200 yards away

  2m height reduction from 11m to 9m, 1.5-2m radial reduction on North, East and West aspect from 5.5m to 3.5m and a 0.5m radial reduction on South side from 3.5m to 3m to 1 No Beech (T1).

  Granted Trees

• 21 Mill Lane Rustington BN16 3ED

  R/196/24/CLP Submitted 8 Oct 2024 200 yards away

  Lawful development certificate for the proposed use of land to station a mobile home granny annexe for use incidental to the main dwelling.

  Granted Outline
  Domestic

• AW/190/26/T Awaiting decision

  Craigweil Private Estate Kingsway, Martineau Close and Wychwood Close PO21 4DW

  Alder (T1) - Outside 23 Wychwood Close. The current 2 lowest limbs need removing to restore ground clearance over the verge and adjacent drive of 3m. Yew (T2) - Outside 30 Wychwood Close. Prune back the tree's crown spread by 0.5m on the road and drive side. Current crown spread is 2.5m. Once complete the crown spread will be 2m. Eucalyptus (T3) - Opposite 1 Martineau Close. Crown lift leaving a final ground clearance of 5m. Ash (T4) - Outside 52 Kingsway. Trim back lower limbs by 2m, leaving final crown spread of approx. 4m. Crab Apple (T5) - Outside 38 Kingsway. Fell and replace with two limes to extend row of pollarded limes. Magnolia (T6) - Outside 28 Kingsway. Cut back to remove obstruction to drive. Crown lift to give 3m clearance. Whitebeam (T7) - Outside 27 Kingsway. Prune back overhanging growth to 3.5m all round with 2m on northern face. Crab Apple (T8) - Outside 24 Kingsway. Fell. Laburnum (T9) - Shrubbery Outside 14 Kingsway. Fell. Goat Willow (T10) - Shrubbery Outside 14 Kingsway. Pollard the tree leaving a main stem/structure at a final height of 3m. This will involve removing approx. 5m of growth from the tree. Ash (T11) - Shrubbery outside 8 Kingsway. Reduce height of dead trunk by half to approx. 3m. Elm (T12) - Outside 5 Kingsway. Fell to stump level.

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 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

  126 Sea Lane Rustington BN16 2RZ

  Crown reduction to 1 No. Copper Beech (T2) to leave a height of 6m and spread of 4m. Crown reduction to 1 No. Acacia tree (T1) to leave a height of 8.5m and spread of 6m. Tree references as identified in TPO/R/6/07.

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees