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NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2004/00633/TPO/L Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Lime x 2 (T.23 & T.25) - remove deadwood and basal growth. Hornbeam (T.26) - crown thin 20%, reduce lateral spread by up to 1m overall. Sycamore (T.10) - reduce crown 30% overall. Lawson's Cypress and Prunus x 3 not covered by legislation.

As published by the council, reference BH2004/00633/TPO/L

Application record

Reference
BH2004/00633/TPO/L
Type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
Status
Registered
Received
27 Feb 2004
Validated
27 Feb 2004
Ward
Preston Park
Postcode
BN1 6AZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register

This site has had 10 applications since 2004: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • BH2025/01919 Awaiting decision

    Nestor Court Preston Road Brighton BN1 6AZ

    Erection of new bin store.

    Submitted 4 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • BH2014/04170 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    2no Cedar T1 & T4 & 1no Birch T6- Crown lift 3.5 metres on all sides. 1no multi-stemmed Lime T2 & 1no Lime T3- repollard and remove basal and epicormic growth to 3m. 1no Hornbeam T5 - Cut back from block to allow 2m clearance from the windows. 1no Hornbeam T12 - Cut back to fence line. 2no Cherry G1 - Prune back from streetlight and drying area to give 2m clearance.

    Decided 12 Jan 2015 Trees
  • BH2013/01150 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    Cedrus atlantica - crown lift 2.5m; 2no Prunus spp - crown thin 25% and reduce from property to give up to 3m clearance; Carpinus betulus - crown lift 3m over car park.

    Decided 19 Apr 2013 Trees
  • BH2012/01533 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    T5 Carpinus - crown thin 25%, G1 Prunus in the middle of the 3 - crown thin 20%

    Decided 25 May 2012 Trees
  • BH2010/03942 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    Cedrus (T1 on submitted plan) - reduce from property to give 2m clearance, Cedrus (T4), Carpinus (T5), Betula (T6), Acer (T7) - crown lift 3m, Acer (T9) - crown lift 4m, Carpinus (T12) - crown lift 3m and reduce off path

    Decided 13 Jan 2011 Trees
  • BH2010/01095 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    2 x Hornbeam - crown clean and remove deadwood, 1 x Autumn Cherry - crown clean and remove deadwood, 2 x Wild Cherry - crown clean and remove deadwood, 1 x Sycamore - remove hanger and check extent of decay, 1 x Sycamore - crown clean and remove deadwood, 1 x Sycamore - crown reduce by 20%, 2 x Common Lime - crown reduce by 20% (3m), 1 x Atlantic Cedar - crown clean and remove deadwood, 1 x Atlantic Cedar - remove lower limbs to 2m and subordinate apical dominant leaders by 2m and grind stump adjacent 2m to the east.

    Decided 12 May 2010 Trees
  • BH2008/03253 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    Sycamore (T14) - crown lift light growth to 5m over driveway and 2.4m over grassed area.

    Decided 14 Oct 2008 Trees
  • BH2008/03420 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    1 x Lime - remove epicormics.

    Decided 24 Oct 2008 Trees
  • BH2007/03057 Granted

    NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    Replacement windows to 48 units.

    Decided 2 Oct 2007 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2004

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 April 2004, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Brighton and Hove took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Brighton and Hove for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Brighton and Hove decided tree works applications in a median of 28 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 500 metres

  • NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    BH2007/03057 Submitted 10 Aug 2007 0m away

    Replacement windows to 48 units.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs
    Major scheme
  • Nestor Court Preston Road Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6AZ

    BH2022/03013 Submitted 23 Sep 2022 0m away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

    T1 Birch in a communal area to be removed due to extensive basal decay and on the decline. T2 Blue Atlas Cedar in a communal area to have major deadwood removed and to be crown raised to 5m. T3 Blue Atlas Cedar in a communal area to be reduced to give 3mtrs clearance from the building and from street furniture.

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
  • Nestor Court Preston Road Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6AZ

    BH2022/02946 Submitted 16 Sep 2022 0m away

    T1 Silver Birch in communal area To be removed as tree is on there decline.T2 Blue Atlas Cedar in communal area to have deadwood removed and to be crown raised to 5mtrs.T3 Blue Atlas Cedar in communal area to be reduced to give 3mtrs clearance from the property and 1mtrs clearance from street furniture.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 1 Nestor Court Preston Road Brighton BN1 6AZ

    BH2021/03830 Submitted 27 Oct 2021 0m away

    T1 - Cherry - Crown Reduce to Previous Reduction Points & Shape T2 - Chestnut - Crown Reduce to Previous Reduction Points & Shape T3 - Sycamore - Crown Reduce to Previous Reduction Points & Shape T4 - Lime - Crown Reduce to Previous Reduction Points & Shape. Remove basal growth T5 - Lime - Crown Reduce to Previous Reduction Points & Shape & remove basal growth T6 - Sycamore - Crown Reduce to Previous Reduction Points & Shape - Works as per survey completed by independent Arboricultural consultant outlining priority tasks concerning H&S and tree maintenance

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 1 Nestor Court Preston Road Brighton BN1 6AZ

    BH2019/02031 Submitted 9 Jul 2019 0m away

    Cherries T1 and T2 - Reduce both crowns by 1.5 metres because of excessive shading, branches encroaching on building and blocking street light.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • NESTOR COURT, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AZ

    BH2014/04170 Submitted 11 Dec 2014 0m away

    2no Cedar T1 & T4 & 1no Birch T6- Crown lift 3.5 metres on all sides. 1no multi-stemmed Lime T2 & 1no Lime T3- repollard and remove basal and epicormic growth to 3m. 1no Hornbeam T5 - Cut back from block to allow 2m clearance from the windows. 1no Hornbeam T12 - Cut back to fence line. 2no Cherry G1 - Prune back from streetlight and drying area to give 2m clearance.

    Granted Trees 8 docs
    Small domestic

In Brighton and Hove

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    38 Clermont Terrace Brighton BN1 6SJ

    T1 Ash to reduce away from buildings either side of tree by approx 3 metres. Cut back to appropriate growth points.

    22 Feb 2026 Trees
  • BH2026/00395 Awaiting decision

    Flat A 18 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PJ

    Its possibly a sycamore thats encroaching the garden space ,, the customer i am quoting for would like it removed

    20 Feb 2026 Trees
  • BH2026/00099 Granted

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    2 Elm trees at rear of property - Re-pollard to last pollard points on Goldstone Villas side to match reduction on Denmark villas (opposite side) They need trimming back as this hasn't been done for 7+ years and they block the light to my garden and flat

    19 Jan 2026 Trees
  • BH2026/00370 Awaiting decision

    Flat 4 15 Buckingham Road Brighton BN1 3RH

    T1 Sycamore- remove 3 epicormic stems at the base of the tree (approx diameter 10 cms each) Reduce central top height of the tree by 2 meters and reshape the crown all around. Reasons- the tree has not been worked on for some time and it is cutting out light at the back of the property and for other properties in the vicinity. It is a very tall tree for the confined space that it is in.

    18 Feb 2026 Trees
  • BH2026/00361 Awaiting decision

    Shawcross House 235 - 237 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SW

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    17 Feb 2026 Trees