Planning application
18 The Heights, Hastings, TN35 5EP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
3x Sycamores (circled blue, red and yellow) - Pollard a maximum of 2.5m to previous pollard points(amended description)
As published by the council, reference HS/TP/26/00111
Application record
- Reference
- HS/TP/26/00111
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- GRANTED PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- ORE
- Decision by
- DELEGATED
- Postcode
- TN35 5EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Hastings
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 May 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tom Gooders Tree Surgery Lrd Agent, a tree-works contractor
3 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- FINAL DELEGATED REPORT
- BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST
- AMENDED
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hastings granted permission on 6 May 2026, 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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