Planning application
3 Diamond Cottages Bretts Orchard Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6PL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(T1) Yew - Crown reduce by 2m.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2746
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2746
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Balcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6PL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/0308 Granted
3 Diamond Cottages Bretts Orchard Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6PL
Yew Tree in rear garden - fell to stump level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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10 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Mid Sussex granted permission on 15 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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