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St Gabriel House 4 Darley Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7GB

Granted Eastbourne 250527 Tree Works - Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

HC1 - Horse Chestnut-reduction by up to 1.5M including deadwood W1-W2 - Walnut - reduce by up to 1.5m S1-S3 - Sycamore - removal of 3 scyamores. T1 - Scyamore - reduce height by 1.5M T2 - Scyamore - Remove small scyamore self seeded in hedge row. T3 - Scyamore reduce whole tree by 1.5M T4 - Scyamore reduce by 1.5M T5 - Scyamore reduce by 1M T6 - Scyamore remove

As published by the council, reference 250527

Application record

Reference
250527
Type
Tree Works - Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Valid
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Decided
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Meads
Postcode
BN20 7GB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Eastbourne register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 250526 Granted

    St Gabriel House 4 Darley Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7GB

    Trees P1-P8 - Pear - Trim by up to 1M to old growth points and tidied. Trees MA1-MA6 - Mountain Ash - Trimmed by 1 foot and reshaped.

    Decided 21 Aug 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by Eastbourne

  2. 21 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 29 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Eastbourne granted permission on 21 August 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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  • St Gabriel House 4 Darley Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7GB

    250526 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Trees P1-P8 - Pear - Trim by up to 1M to old growth points and tidied. Trees MA1-MA6 - Mountain Ash - Trimmed by 1 foot and reshaped.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • St Emmanuel House 6 Darley Road Eastbourne East Sussex

    260359 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • St Emmanuel House 6 Darley Road Eastbourne East Sussex

    230150 Submitted 28 Feb 2023 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 4 docs
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    240568 Submitted 26 Sep 2024 50 yards away

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