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Martello Cottage Bramber Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 1PY

Refused Lewes TW/21/0048/TPO Work to Trees (TPO)

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

I am applying to fell the tree to the ground. The tree is extremely dangerous having grown very tall and being in a wind tunnel from the sea winds. The tree overhangs a public park and the road (Crooked Lane) and footpath where school children walk every day to Seaford Head School from the town.

As published by the council, reference TW/21/0048/TPO

Application record

Reference
TW/21/0048/TPO
Type
Work to Trees (TPO)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
9 Jun 2021
Validated
9 Jun 2021
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
Seaford South
Parish
Seaford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN25 1PY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2021

    Received by Lewes

  2. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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