Planning application
BH2026/00168
19B Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HL
Proposal
This application relates to the removal of an approximately 70 year old sycamore growing adjacent to the garden wall in the rear garden of 19B Preston Park Avenue backing on to Beaconsfield Villas. The tree is close to the boundary garden wall between these properties. The request is for the complete removal of the tree as it is damaging the wall. See structural engineering report R01 for details.
As published by the council, reference BH2026/00168
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Brighton and Hove
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Brighton and Hove for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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