Planning application
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T 278: Oak - Reduce crown by 2m, height of 17m, lateral branch lift of 9m. T 284: Copper Beech - fell. T 296: Oak - Reduce branch from tear out wound by 2m, leaving finish length of 9 m. Reduce back branch to match.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2475
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2475
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Burgess Hill - Franklands
- Parish
- Burgess Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH15 0EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/2225 Awaiting decision
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
Revision to hours of operation of floodlighting, which seeks a permanent extension to the hours of use of the floodlights to 21:00 Monday - Friday.
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DM/26/2226 Awaiting decision
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
Revision to hours of operation of floodlighting, which seeks a permanent extension to the hours of use of the floodlights to 21:00 Monday - Friday.
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DM/26/1851 Awaiting decision
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
Proposed external alterations of Oakdene to include the formation of a new principal entrance to the south (side) elevation, incorporating a new doorway with an associated canopy and signage; the retention of the existing front (west) door, its function being reduced so as to serve as an emergency exit only; the conversion of two existing external door openings to windows on the east (rear) elevation; the lowering of the cills of certain first-floor windows, and the installation of a new rooflight within the roof slope.
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DM/26/1379 Granted
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
Common Oak (T2) , Sycamore (T3), Sycamore (T4), Ash (T5), Group tree (G6), Group Trees (G7), Ash (T8), Group (G9), Sycamore (T11), Common Oak (T12) - Various Work, please see Tree Schedule
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DM/25/2822 Awaiting decision
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
T296 Oak - Reduce long advantageous branch growing from top of large historical tear-out wound, by up to 2m from current tip, leaving a finish branch length of 9m. Reduce back to suitable side branches to leave as natural a shape as possible. Similarly reduce back branch beneath as above to match and leave a more balanced crown. T278 Oak - Reduce the entire crown by up to 2m in all dimensions, reducing back to a substantial lateral branch to leave as natural a shape as possible. Reduce to form a more compact crown with a finish tree height of approximately 17m and lateral finish branch length of approximately 9m. T284 Beech - Fell the tree and as close to ground level as possible.
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DM/23/0861 Granted
Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG
Beech Trees x3 (T1,T2,and T3) - Fell. Common Lime Trees x3 (T5,T6,T7, and T8) - Fell. Ash Trees x3 (T4,T9 and T10) - Fell. Hawthorn x1 (T11) - Fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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30 Oct 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Mid Sussex granted permission on 30 October 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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