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Basement Flat A 1 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PL

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2026/00122 Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Elm reduce - by 2-2.5m tree owner likes to manage size to reduce shading to surrounding gardens

As published by the council, reference BH2026/00122

Application record

Reference
BH2026/00122
Type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
Status
Registered
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Central Hove
Postcode
BN3 2PL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Brighton tree specialists Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Hove

Active · incorporated 2013 · Hove

79 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 96% granted

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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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