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Burgess Hill School For Girls Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0EG

Granted Mid Sussex DM/25/2475 Trees in a Conservation Area

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026
  • 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.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026
  • 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.

    Submitted 27 Jul 2026
  • 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

    Decided 23 Jul 2026
  • 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.

    Submitted 3 Nov 2025 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 3 May 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2025

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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