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5 High Trees Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DY

Granted Mid Sussex DM/26/0430 Tree Surgery

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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 )

As published by the council, reference DM/26/0430

Application record

Reference
DM/26/0430
Type
Tree Surgery
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Decided
19 May 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: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/0159 Granted

    5 High Trees Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DY

    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.

    Decided 24 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/26/0159 (Approved)

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Sussex granted permission on 19 May 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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  • 5 High Trees Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DY

    DM/26/0159 Submitted 22 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • 2 High Trees Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DY

    DM/26/2597 Submitted 16 Oct 2026 50 yards away

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    DM/21/2494 Submitted 1 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    T1 Redwood - Remove lower epicormic growth up to 2 metres.

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  • Land Adj To 12 The Rise East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DS

    DM/26/1204 Submitted 13 May 2026 50 yards away

    Sycamore (T1) - Fell, as found to exhibit a significant stem cavity with visible decay and historic wound response tissue extending vertically along the main stem.

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