Planning application
BH2025/02630
91 Surrenden Road Brighton BN1 6PQ
Proposal
T1 Blue Cedar : To remove 3 branches overhanging the back garden of 13 Varndean Road. Reason : impacting on the light in the garden of No 13 T2 Beech : To remove 2 branches growing NW over the house at 7metres and branch growing over the boundary at 8 metres. Reason : growing very close to No. 13
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02630
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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25 Nov 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.
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