Planning application
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Cypress- Fell, T2 Bay- Fell, T3 Bay- Fell, T4 Yew- Fell, T5 Beech - Reduce by 2m and raise the canopy by 3m as loss of light and overbearing, T6 Elder - Fell as compromising the wall.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2471
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2471
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 29 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
- Parish
- Cuckfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 5LD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/0883 Granted
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Discharge of planning conditions nos 3 and 4 relating to planning application DM/25/2829.
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DM/25/2829 Granted
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Proposed conversion of garage into living accommodation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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2 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Mid Sussex granted permission on 5 November 2025, 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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