Planning application
Land To Rear Of 15,17 And 19 Portsmouth Wood Close Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2DQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Various works to Sweet Chestnut, Hornbeam, Beech, Oak and HollY trees (located to the rear of numbers 15, 17 and 19) as described on application form
As published by the council, reference DM/25/3231
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/3231
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lindfield
- Parish
- Lindfield
- Postcode
- RH16 2DQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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26 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 26 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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