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Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

Awaiting decision Arun WA/77/26/T Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Crown reduction to 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T4) to leave a height of 12m and spread of 9m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Walberton Village Conservation Area.

As published by the council, reference WA/77/26/T

Application record

Reference
WA/77/26/T
Type
Trees
Status
Undecided
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Parish
Walberton
Postcode
BN18 0PH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Arun register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • WA/106/26/TC Awaiting decision

    Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    Fell 1 no. Bay Tree (T3) to low level. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Walberton Village Conservation Area.

    Submitted 20 Oct 2026
  • WA/77/26/TC Awaiting decision

    Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    Crown reduction to 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T4) to leave a height of 12m and spread of 9m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Walberton Village Conservation Area.

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Trees
  • WA/103/25/HH Granted

    Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    Single storey rear extension (this application may affect the character and setting of the Walberton Village Conservation Area).

    Decided 4 Feb 2026 Full applications
  • WA/76/21/TC Refused

    Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    1 No. Silver Birch tree (T1) fell, 1 No. Bay tree (T2) crown reduction to leave height 8m and spread 6m and 1 No. Magnolia tree (T3) crown reduction to leave height 3.5m and spread 5.5m within the Walberton Village Conservation area.

    Decided 23 Sep 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Arun

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 October 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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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 decided tree works applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  • Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    WA/103/25/HH Submitted 4 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Single storey rear extension (this application may affect the character and setting of the Walberton Village Conservation Area).

    Granted Full applications Extension
    Small domestic
  • Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    WA/76/21/TC Submitted 9 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    1 No. Silver Birch tree (T1) fell, 1 No. Bay tree (T2) crown reduction to leave height 8m and spread 6m and 1 No. Magnolia tree (T3) crown reduction to leave height 3.5m and spread 5.5m within the Walberton Village Conservation area.

    Refused Trees
  • Willow Tree Cottage The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    WA/73/26/T Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Re-pollard 1 No. weeping willow (T1), retaining all established knuckles formed at limb/branch ends, leaving a height of approximately 7m.

    Granted Trees
  • Gable House The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    WA/77/26/TC Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

    Crown reduction to 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T4) to leave a height of 12m and spread of 9m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Walberton Village Conservation Area.

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • Holly Tree Cottage The Street Walberton BN18 0PH

    WA/73/25/TC Submitted 31 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    1 No. Loquat (T1) crown reduction to leave a height of 3m and a spread of 2.5m and crown lift to 1m from ground level (southern side), 1 No. Portugal Laurel (T2) crown reduction to leave a height of 5m and a spread of 4m, 1 No. Magnolia (T3) crown reduction to leave a height of 3.5m and a spread of 3.5m and crown lift to 1m from ground level. 1 No. Portugal Laurel (T4) crown reduction to leave a height of 5.5m and a spread of 5.5m, 2 No. Lawson Cypress (T5 & T6) to fell, 1 No. Lawson Cypress (T7) crown lift to 3m from ground level and 1 No. Eucalyptus (T8) crown reduction to leave a height of 4m. These trees are within the Walberton Village Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees
  • Gable House The Street BN18 0PH

    WA/75/26/TC Submitted 11 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Crown reduction to 1 No. Rowan (T1) to leave a height of 4m, crown reduction to 1 no. Magnolia (T2) to leave a height of 4m and spread of 4.5m, crown reduction to 1 No. Bay (T3) to leave a width of 4.5m, depth of 5.5m and height of 4m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Walberton Village Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees

In Arun

  • 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