Planning application
Ockenden Manor Hotel Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Western Red Cedar - Fell. G2 - Western Red Cedar x 5 - Fell. T3 - Ash - Fell. T4 - Accacia - Fell. T5 - Cherry - Fell.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0440
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0440
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
- Parish
- Cuckfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 5LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 18 March 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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