Planning application
39 And 41 Sycamore Drive Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0GG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak tree in garden of 41 Sycamore Drive - reduce overhanging branches back to previous pruning points, 1 - 2m. Oak tree in garden of 39 Sycamore Drive, reduce lowest branch over garden by approx 4 metres, back to suitable growth point. Reduce two lowest branches of ash by 3m.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/1055
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/1055
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Burgess Hill - Franklands
- Parish
- Burgess Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH15 0GG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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22 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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31 Jul 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 14 July 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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