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Greensands Albourne Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ES

Granted Mid Sussex DM/21/2490 Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

(G1) Limes x 4 : 25% thin. (G2) Robinia x 5 : 20% selective thinning. (G3) Sycamore x 4 : remove. (G4) Holly x 4 : remove. (G5) Sycamore x 4 : remove x 3. (T1,T2,T3) Holly : remove and replace with laurel hedging. (T4) Beech : 15% thin, reduce height by 2.5m, remove crossing and damaged limbs, trim side limbs 1.5m. (T5) Sycamore- fell. (T6) Yew : 15% thin and reduce canopy by 20%, remove damaged wood. (T7,T8,T9) Sycamore : remove dead limbs, 15% thin. (T11) Hazel : re-coppice. (T13) Birch : fell, (T14) Holly : fell. (T15) Yew : remove dead branches, 15% thin and rebalance canopy. [amended description received 08/07/2021].

As published by the council, reference DM/21/2490

Application record

Reference
DM/21/2490
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
30 Jun 2021
Validated
8 Jul 2021
Decided
20 Aug 2021
Ward
Hurstpierpoint
Parish
Hurstpierpoint And Sayers Common
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN6 9ES

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/2049 Granted

    Greensands Albourne Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ES

    T1 Holm Oak - remove one lateral branch 4m off the ground to balance, T2, T3 and T4 Robinias - fell, T5 Yew - fell, T6 Yew remove one lateral branch 3m off the ground to balance, T7 and T8 Robinia saplings - fell, T9 Sycamore - Reduction of canopy by 3 metres, T10 Beech - fell, T11 and T12 limes - fell T14 Yew reduce crown by 2 metres.

    Decided 29 Sep 2026
  • DM/21/2581 Withdrawn

    Greensands Albourne Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ES

    Conversion of garage into ancillary accommodation and infill of existing garage door

    Decided 31 Aug 2021 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2021

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 8 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: No Objection

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Sussex granted permission on 20 August 2021, 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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