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Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

Granted Arun R/228/24/TC Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference R/228/24/TC

Application record

Reference
R/228/24/TC
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
2 Dec 2024
Validated
2 Dec 2024
Decided
12 Jan 2025
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/137/26/TC Awaiting decision

    Manor Cottage Station Road Rustington BN16 3AS

    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.

    Submitted 16 Sep 2026
  • 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. 2 Dec 2024

    Received by Arun

  2. 12 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Greensmiths Limited Agent, registered in Littlehampton

Active · incorporated 2021 · Littlehampton

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

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What this grant of permission means

Arun granted permission on 12 January 2025, 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.

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    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

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    86% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

    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.

    Awaiting decision

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