Planning application
2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Notification of intention to reduce height, north and east sectors by up to 3m reduce south and west sectors by up to 1m and remove 2 no. branches (touching top of boundary fence and overhanging shed) on 1 no. Oak tree (T1).
As published by the council, reference 26/00246/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00246/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- NOTPO - No Description
- Decision
- NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- North Mundham And Tangmere
- Parish
- Hunston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO20 1AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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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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2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ
Notification of intention to reduce height, north and east sectors by up to 3m reduce south and west sectors by up to 1m and remove 2 no. branches (touching top of boundary fence and overhanging shed) on 1 no. Oak tree (T1).
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Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
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Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
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Notification of intention to crown reduce by up to 4m (height and widths) on 1 no. Poplar tree (T1).
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