Planning application
Orchard Cottage The Bridleway South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0JH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Walnut - Fell to ground - Growing towards house and roof structure
As published by the council, reference TW/26/0071/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- TW/26/0071/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ouse Valley & Ringmer
- Parish
- South Heighton
- Postcode
- BN9 0JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewes register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LW/25/0464/CD Granted
Orchard Cottage The Bridleway South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0JH
Discharge of condition 4 (CEMP) and 5 (Asbestos Management Survey) relating to approval LW/25/0288
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Lewes
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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 10 September 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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