Planning application
Land Adjacent To 2 West Gate Cottages Cuckfield Road Staplefield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6ET
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lime Tree (Tilia Cordota) on the corner of Fairways. Remove x1 lowest elongated (ivy clad) limb growing towards Bantridge Lane to source.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/1207
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/1207
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Ansty And Staplefield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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31 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Mid Sussex granted permission on 19 June 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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