Planning application
Old Place Cottage Old Place High Street Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2HU
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1 - Scots Pine - Reduce lowest limb over White Lodge garden, back to previous cut points, approx 3m. Reduce lowest limb growing towards property by approx 2m and no further than previous cut points. Lowest limb over Old Place garden, remove (split and damaged). Also remove lowest split limb from lowest primary branch and reduce secondary growth approx 4m back to previous points. T2- Scots Pine - remove lowest secondary, drooping limb back to primary branch.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2158
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2158
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lindfield
- Parish
- Lindfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH16 2HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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2 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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