Planning application
The Pines Hammerwood Road Ashurst Wood East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3TG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Pine - Remove 3 lowest branches growing towards property back to trunk. T2 Pine Reduce growth from fork back to first small limb just below fork. Reduce other limb from fork by approximately 1m back to growth point.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/3164
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/3164
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ashurst Wood And East Grinstead South
- Parish
- Ashurst Wood
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH19 3TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 23 January 2026, 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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