Planning application
2A Ballards Mill Close Brighton BN1 8AL
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
2A (on sketch) - Tree at end of garden decking - branches getting too close to our roof and blocking sunlight. Crown thinning required. 3 (on sketch) - Branches too close to our roof. Crown thinning required.
As published by the council, reference BH2020/03178
Application record
- Reference
- BH2020/03178
- Type
- Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 4 Nov 2020
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2020
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Patcham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN1 8AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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BH2021/00066 Granted
2A Ballards Mill Close Brighton BN1 8AL
T1 - Sycamore (2A Ballards Mill Close) - 1 branch to be completey removed as it is rotten, above this a branch to be reduced by approx. 3m as it is too close to the roof especially in full bloom, it also cut out light.T2 - Unknown address - Sycamore - to reduce 1 branch by approx 2m, as shown on photo. Too close to roof and limits sunlight.T3 - Unknown address - To reduce 2 branches by 3m each. Blocks out sunlight.T4 - Unknown address - To reduce 3 branches by 3m each. Blocks out sunlight.T5 - 3 Ballards Mill Close - Sycamore - To reduce 1 branch by 3m. Reduces sunlight and it is too close to the roof and the velux window.T6 - 3 Ballards Mill Close - Sycamore - To reduce branches 1 and 3 (as shown on photo) by 4m. Reduces sunlight and it is too close to the roof and the velux window.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2020
Received by Brighton and Hove
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22 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Refused
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this refusal means
Brighton and Hove refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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