Planning application
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 0.5m (all round) on 2 no. Field Maple trees (T1 & T2).
As published by the council, reference 26/01703/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01703/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- NOTPO - No Description
- Decision
- Granted As published: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- West Wittering
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 8LW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chichester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01993/TCA Granted
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 0.5m (all round) on 2 no. Field Maple trees (T1 and T2).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Chichester
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to NOTPO - No Description
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM
- SKETCH PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Chichester granted permission on 10 September 2026, 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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