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38 Carden Avenue Brighton BN1 8NA

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2025/02857 Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Atlantic Cedar - full crown reduction on canopy, reduce by 2-3 metres, all cuts will be to BS3998. The tree owner would like more light and they don't want it getting closer to the house or the neighbouring property.

As published by the council, reference BH2025/02857

Application record

Reference
BH2025/02857
Type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
Status
Registered
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Ward
Patcham & Hollingbury
Postcode
BN1 8NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Brighton and Hove took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Elmwood Arboriculture Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Henfield

Active · incorporated 2025 · Henfield

6 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Brighton and Hove for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Brighton and Hove decided tree works applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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