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Abercorn Stockcroft Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LL

Withdrawn Mid Sussex DM/26/0564 Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Pittosporum Tenuifoliun - remove.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/0564

Application record

Reference
DM/26/0564
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Withdrawn
Decision
Withdrawn
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Decided
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
Parish
Balcombe
Decision by
Not Determined
Postcode
RH17 6LL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 6 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Withdrawn

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

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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