Planning application
BH2025/01922
12 Wilkinson Close Brighton BN2 7EG
Proposal
T89 a very large and double-trunked sycamore. Original council and house plans showed an elm in this position but there are no elms. I suspect the original tree suffered Dutch Elm disease and was replaced by a sycamore.Would like to reduce it in height by 30% and trim and shape laterally by 2.5 - 3 metres. This tree overhangs both a narrow public drive to a recreation ground and also an immediate neighbours property. T88 a purple sycamore. Reduce by 20% in height and by 2 metres laterally to separate from neighbouring, non-protected sycamore. T87 a sycamore. Also reduce by 20% in height and by 2 metres laterally to accommodate better with neighbouring tree. All trees have become quite overgrown and all overlook the public drive to a recreation ground and need to be reduced for safety reasons. All trees to be shaped.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/01922
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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9 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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