Planning application
Hambrook School Marle Place 171 Leylands Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8HY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Cherry Tree (OUB0) - remove to ground level. Willow Tree (OUB2) - reduce crown back to previous points, 3m. Birch Tree (OUB4 - lift crown away from wall and road sign, reduce to within the property boundary no more than 2m. Ash trees (OUBC) and (OUBT) - remove to ground level and grind out stump.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/1905
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/1905
- Status
- No Objection
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- RH15 8HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to No Objection
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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What happens while it is decided
The process from here
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