Planning application
5 High Trees Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DY
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Re-pollard the tree back to the established historic pollard points, while creating secondary pollard points by reducing selected branches approximately 1 - 2m above the original pollard heads.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0159
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0159
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- East Grinstead - Herontye
- Parish
- East Grinstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH19 4DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DM/26/0430 Decided
5 High Trees Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DY
T1 Oak - Removal of large lateral branch which has a significant cavity, plus repollard overhanging growth on the side of 12 The Rise only ( approx 10% of tree )
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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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DM/26/1329 Decided
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DM/26/1055 Decided
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DM/26/1284 Decided
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DM/26/1275 Decided
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T1, T2, T3. Oak. Remove epicormic growth up to 3m and Reduce crown to previous points, approx 2m.
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DM/26/1300 Granted
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