Planning application
Sussex Cottage Upper Belgrave Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3AD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - 8 Nos. - Acer Trees - Re-pollard to previous points - To prevent overhanging on driveway and neighbour's private garden
As published by the council, reference TW/26/0005/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- TW/26/0005/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Seaford North
- Parish
- Seaford
- Postcode
- BN25 3AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewes register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TW/26/0065/TPO Awaiting decision
Sussex Cottage Upper Belgrave Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3AD
T4 - Sycamore - Reduce lateral branches over garden by 2/3 m back to previous pruning points - causing excessive shading T5 - Sycamore - Reduce lateral branches over garden by 2/3 m back to previous pruning points - causing excessive shading T6 and T7 - Beech - Reduce primary limb facing south over Annex of Sussex Cottage by 5m to reduce weight of limb providing sufficient clearance from the property underneath G1 - Sycamore - 1 No. - tree over Garage of Sussex Cottage - reduce lateral branches over garage by 2/3 meters back to previous pruning points
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Lewes
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lewes granted permission on 16 March 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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