Planning application
69 Western Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3LR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Pine - crown lift tree by 2m to allow for vehicle access to the front of property and cut away from the phone line. T2 Oak tree - crown reduce tree by 2m.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2719
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2719
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath
- Parish
- Haywards Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH16 3LR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/26/0028 Refused
69 Western Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3LR
Pine tree - fell to ground level and ground out stump.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 3 December 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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