Planning application
15 Lewes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7SP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown reduction of up to 20% or 1.6m from each aspect to leave crown radius of 6.4m. Please note amended address
As published by the council, reference DM/25/3277
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/3277
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Haywards Heath - Franklands
- Parish
- Haywards Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 7SP
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/26/1148 Granted
15 Lewes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7SP
(T1) Yew tree - reduce crown by 1.5m. (T2) Yew tree - reduce crown by 1.5m. (T3) Crimson King Beech - reduce crown by 2m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2026
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
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 17 February 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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