Planning application
Milnthorpe Gate 3 Milnthorpe Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7NS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Elm - Remove x 2 secondary lower branches impacting garage
As published by the council, reference 250545
Application record
- Reference
- 250545
- Type
- Tree Works - Conservation Area
- Status
- Valid
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Meads
- Postcode
- BN20 7NS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Eastbourne register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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230147 Granted
Milnthorpe Gate 3 Milnthorpe Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7NS
T1 Sycamore- reduce side branches approx 3m to old pollard points T2 Yew-reduce height/trim by approx 0.5m
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191016 Granted
Milnthorpe Gate 3 Milnthorpe Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7NS
No.3 - Laburnham Prunus Rowan - Remove T1 & T2 Deadwood (Possibly entire tree, unclear in application) T3 Removal No.1 - Sycamore T4 - cut back lateral branches growing towards neighbours No.1 - Yew T5 - reduce approx 4FT No.2 - Conifers T6 - trim
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Eastbourne
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6 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Eastbourne granted permission on 6 September 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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Milnthorpe Gate 3 Milnthorpe Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7NS
No.3 - Laburnham Prunus Rowan - Remove T1 & T2 Deadwood (Possibly entire tree, unclear in application) T3 Removal No.1 - Sycamore T4 - cut back lateral branches growing towards neighbours No.1 - Yew T5 - reduce approx 4FT No.2 - Conifers T6 - trim
Granted Trees 1 doc -
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260479 Granted
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