Planning application
7 Fletchers Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Surgery to 1 x Field Maple.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0331
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0331
- Type
- Work to Trees with a TPO
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Southwater North
- Parish
- Southwater PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 9BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Horsham
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Horsham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Capel tree surgeons Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Horsham
Active · incorporated 2016 · Horsham
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Horsham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Horsham decided tree works applications in a median of 69 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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