Planning application
BH2025/02357
4 Pembroke Avenue Hove BN3 5DA
Proposal
Rear Garden Back Boundary T1 - Tree of Heaven Reduce Eastern aspect of the crown by up to 2.5 metres. Reduce Western aspect to balance and shape. T2 - Bay Reduce height down to approximately 1 metre above fence height. Trim sides as hard as possible whilst retaining growth. Middle Area T3 - Magnolia Reduce sides by up to 1 metre. Reduce top to balance and shape. Left Boundary G4 - 2 x Bay Trim all round to neaten and shape. The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the trees and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term The works are part of a regular maintenance programme to retain the trees at a suitable size for their location.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02357
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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13 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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.
Nearby applications
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BH2025/02183 Granted
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BH2025/02199 Granted
103 Pembroke Crescent Hove BN3 5DE
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BH2026/00296 Awaiting decision
Pembroke Manor 10 Pembroke Gardens Hove BN3 5DY
T1 Beech- Prune back to previous points. (approx 1.5m of re-growth . T2 Wild cherry- Fell REASON: To allow more light into beds for Beech. Regarding the Cherry, my client feels that they are too many trees in the garden and the lack of light is affecting her enjoyment of the underplanting.
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BH2026/00113 Awaiting decision
26 Pembroke Avenue Hove BN3 5DB
Erection of single storey rear extension and garden room in rear garden.
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BH2025/02623 Awaiting decision
79 Pembroke Crescent Hove BN3 5DF
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BH2025/02094 Withdrawn
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Other trees applications
In Brighton and Hove
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BH2026/00406 Awaiting decision
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.
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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
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BH2026/00099 Granted
Flat 1 63 Goldstone Villas Hove BN3 3RW
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
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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.
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BH2026/00361 Awaiting decision
Shawcross House 235 - 237 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SW
yew - reduce by 3m Portuguese laurel - reduce by 3m yew - reduce by 2.5m holly - pollard/reduce by 3m bay - reduce by 3m reduce all growth 1m back from property behind REASON to reduce shading to residents flats