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Ifield Green Playing Fields, Rusper Road, Ifield, Crawley

Awaiting decision Crawley CR/2026/0561/TCA Status

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

1 no Red (s/o 4 Mill Lane) Oak - removal of deadwood and 3 no branches 1 no English Oak - Crown reduction of 30%, removal of dead wood, removal of ivy to a height of 1.5 metres 2 no Lombardy Poplar - removal of dead wood and ivy as appropriate 1 no English Oak - removal of dead wood 1 no English Oak - removal of dead wood, basal/epicormic growth and self seeded understory from base of tree

As published by the council, reference CR/2026/0561/TCA

Application record

Reference
CR/2026/0561/TCA
Type
Status
Status
Awaiting Decision
Received
18 Sep 2026
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2026

    Received by Crawley

  2. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Crawley 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 Crawley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Crawley decided tree works applications in a median of 106 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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