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69 Western Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3LR

Refused Mid Sussex DM/26/0028 Tree Surgery

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Pine tree - fell to ground level and ground out stump.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/0028

Application record

Reference
DM/26/0028
Type
Tree Surgery
Status
Refused
Decision
Refusal
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Decided
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath
Parish
Haywards Heath
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH16 3LR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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