Planning application
Westlands House Warrs Hill Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, T2, T3, T4 - Sycamores, Firs - Fell to ground - Dead trees, risk of falling
As published by the council, reference TW/26/0024/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- TW/26/0024/TPO
- Type
- Work to Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
- Parish
- Chailey
- Postcode
- BN8 4JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Lewes
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22 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lewes granted permission on 26 August 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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