Planning application
5 Hurst Gardens Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ST
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Oak - Remove lowest branch over apple tree back to primary branch, as well as small adjacent secondary branch with die back. Also remove two lowest branches over greenhouse back to main branch.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/1242
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/1242
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hurstpierpoint
- Parish
- Hurstpierpoint And Sayers Common
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN6 9ST
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/2931 Granted
5 Hurst Gardens Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ST
Oak (T1) - raise crown on South side to give 1.5m clearance above apple tree, pruning back secondary growth only - to allow more light to the suppressed apple tree beneath.
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DM/21/2765 Granted
5 Hurst Gardens Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ST
T1 Oak - reduce the four lower branches by 2m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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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 6 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 this record
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