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Oakfield House Village Road Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0NU

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/00049/TPA Tree Planning Application

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Reduce by 3m and crown lift by up to 8m (above ground level over road) on east sector and reduce west sector by 0.5m on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) subject to KD/98/00593/TPO.

As published by the council, reference 26/00049/TPA

Application record

Reference
26/00049/TPA
Type
Tree Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Kirdford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH14 0NU

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02168/LBC Granted

    Oakfield House Village Road Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0NU

    Replace 5 no. windows.

    Decided 3 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/02077/TPA Granted

    Oakfield House Village Road Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0NU

    Reduce north and south sectors by 2m on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) subject to KD/98/00593/TPO.

    Decided 27 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    South Downs National Park took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with South Downs National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Downs National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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