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

Granted South Downs National Park 25/02699/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Pine tree (T1), 1 no. Canadian Red Cherry tree (T2) and 2 no. Plain trees (T3 and T4).

As published by the council, reference 25/02699/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02699/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
NOTPO - No Description
Decision
Granted As published: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
West Wittering
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 8AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICANT AGREEMENT TO RECOMMENDED REVISION TO PROPOSED WORK 08.12.2025 Correspondence · 08 Dec 2025
  • WEST WITTERING PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 08 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 10 Nov 2025
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 10 Nov 2025

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What this grant of permission means

South Downs National Park granted permission on 19 December 2025, 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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