Planning application
120 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2AR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak(T3)- 2m crown reduction
As published by the council, reference HS/TP/25/00578
Application record
- Reference
- HS/TP/25/00578
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- GRANTED PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- BAIRD
- Decision by
- DELEGATED
- Postcode
- TN34 2AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Hastings
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: GRANTED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Peter Smith Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- FINAL DELEGATED REPORT
- SITE NOTICE
- BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST
- TREE LOCATION
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hastings granted permission on 20 November 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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