Planning application
10 Chalfont Drive Hove BN3 6QR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Refer to Detailed Tree Inspection Report DAA Jan 26, attached, showing tree location plan T1 - Fell to ground level & replace with a substantially sized (proposed) new replacement, 12-14cm girth, Tilia cordata or Ulmus 'New Horizon' tree, to be purchased from Hillier Trees or Barcham Trees PLC. Due to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus infection, poor structural and physiological condition, as outlined in supporting Detailed Tree Inspection Report. T2 - Fell to ground level & replace with a substantially sized (proposed) new replacement, 12-14cm girth, Tilia cordata or Ulmus 'New Horizon' tree, to be purchased from Hillier Trees or Barcham Trees PLC. Due to suspected Hymenoscyphus fraxineus infection, poor structural and physiological condition, as outlined in supporting Detailed Tree Inspection Report.
As published by the council, reference BH2026/00102
Application record
- Reference
- BH2026/00102
- Type
- Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Felling)
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Westdene & Hove Park
- Postcode
- BN3 6QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Brighton and Hove
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 March 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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