Planning application
109 Highfield Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2NN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce heights down to 7m (above ground level), reduce widths by up to 0.5m (outer sectors) on 8 no. Lawson Cypress trees (LA1 to LA8) and 1 no. Leyland Cypress tree (LE1). All within Group, G1 subject to O/87/00758/TPO.
As published by the council, reference 26/00008/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00008/TPA
- Type
- Tree Planning Application
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North Mundham And Tangmere
- Parish
- Oving
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO20 2NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02531/TPA Granted
109 Highfield Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2NN
Reduce height down to 7m and reduce widths by up to 0.5m (all round) on 1 no. Lawson Cypress tree (T1) within Group, G1 subject to O/87/00758/TPO.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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13 Feb 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Downs National Park granted permission on 13 February 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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109 Highfield Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2NN
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The Old School Church Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DG
Notification of intention to width reduce eastern sector by 3m (back to the fence line with 109 Highfield Lane) on 1 no. Sweet Chestnut tree (SC1). Height reduce down to 7m (above ground level) on 1 no. Lawson Cypress tree (LA10).
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docsSmall domestic -
109 Highfield Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2NN
Reduce height down to 7m and reduce widths by up to 0.5m (all round) on 1 no. Lawson Cypress tree (T1) within Group, G1 subject to O/87/00758/TPO.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
109 Highfield Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2NN
Reduce height down to 7m and reduce widths by up to 0.5m (all round) on 1 no. Lawson Cypress tree (T1) within Group, G1 subject to O/87/00758/TPO.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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