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Land West Of 39 Charlwood Gardens Burgess Hill East Sussex

Refused Lewes TW/25/0106/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

T19 - Oak - fell - trees are overhanging property and reducing light, potential to cause damage to property from roots T21 - Hornbeam - fell - trees are overhanging property and reducing light, potential to cause damage to property from roots

As published by the council, reference TW/25/0106/TPO

Application record

Reference
TW/25/0106/TPO
Type
Work to Trees (TPO)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Decided
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Wivelsfield
Parish
Wivelsfield

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Lewes

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lewes refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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