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Bards Cottage Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AD

Decided South Downs National Park 25/02170/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by up to 1.5m on 3 no. Oak trees (T1, T2 & T3), fell 1 no. Hawthorn tree (T4) and crown reduce by up to 1m (back to previous points) on 1 no. Silver birch tree (T5), 3 no. Bay trees (G1).

As published by the council, reference 25/02170/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02170/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
NOTPO - No Description
Decision
NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
18 Sep 2025
Decided
30 Oct 2025
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
West Wittering
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PO20 8AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 18 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

South Downs National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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