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Oak Tree Cottage Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AA

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/01874/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 30%, (reduce height by 2m and reduce widths by 3m) on 1 no. Oak tree (T1).

As published by the council, reference 26/01874/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01874/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
Pending Decision
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
West Itchenor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Consideration.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    South Downs National Park took a median of 56 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

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with South Downs National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Downs National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 50 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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