Planning application
Flat 1 19 Seafield Road Hove BN3 2TP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1- Elm- Re- pollard to most previous points Reason: to improve light
As published by the council, reference BH2026/00109
Application record
- Reference
- BH2026/00109
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Central Hove
- Postcode
- BN3 2TP
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
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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