Planning application
Orchard House Wyatts Lane Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Cherry tree (T1) - fell. Leylandii x 6 (T2) - fell, (x3 leylandii dead not required for this notification). Handkerchief tree (T3) - Remove to ground level
As published by the council, reference DM/25/3204
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/3204
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lindfield Rural And High Weald
- Parish
- Horsted Keynes
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 7AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 22 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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