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Land To The Front Of 18 And 19 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY

Refused Mid Sussex DM/26/0170 Tree Surgery

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

3 x Limes - cut back to previous pollard points

As published by the council, reference DM/26/0170

Application record

Reference
DM/26/0170
Type
Tree Surgery
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Decided
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
Parish
Balcombe
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH17 6LY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: AP/26/0028 (Appeal Pending)
  • Application: DM/25/0409 (Withdrawn)

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Mid Sussex refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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