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Smugglers Cottage Church Road Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8UA

Granted Chichester 25/02665/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Fig tree.

As published by the council, reference 25/02665/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02665/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
NOTPO - No Description
Decision
Granted As published: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Westbourne
Parish
Westbourne
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO10 8UA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Received by Chichester

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • WESTBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 12 Dec 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 25 Nov 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 05 Nov 2025
  • PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph · 05 Nov 2025
  • PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph · 05 Nov 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Chichester granted permission on 19 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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