Planning application
29 Palmeira Square Hove BN3 2JP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Large bay tree located at the rear boundary is overgrown and obstructing light from the properties located to behind, and potentially causing damage going forward due to it being overgrown. We are looking to reduce the height a width of the tree by 1.5m. The tree is a bay tree.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/01939
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/01939
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 6 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Brunswick & Adelaide
- Postcode
- BN3 2JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 9 September 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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