Planning application
4 Stanton Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reduce height by 2m (back to previous pruning points) and crown thin by 15% on 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (T2). Reduce height by 1m (back to previous pruning points) and crown thin by 15% on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1) and 1 no. Cherry tree (T3). All 3 no. trees are within Woodland, W1 subject to CC/68/00163/TPO.
As published by the council, reference 26/01226/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01226/TPA
- Type
- Tree Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chichester North
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 5QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 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 54 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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Open the documentsWhat 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 48 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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Field Place 2 Stanton Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QN
Removal of 2 no. limb/branches at 6.5m and 7m (above ground level) on south-west sector (extending towards house) on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1). Fell 3 no. Blackthorn trees (T2-T4). All 4 no. trees within Woodland, W1 subject to CC/68/00163/TPO.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Field Place 2 Stanton Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QN
Removal of 2 no. limb/branches at 6.5m and 7m (above ground level) on south-west sector (extending towards house) on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1). Fell 3 no. Blackthorn trees (T2-T4). All 4 no. trees within Woodland, W1 subject to CC/68/00163/TPO.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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Awaiting decision Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
2 Harberton Crescent Chichester West Sussex PO19 5NY
Crown reduce by 30% (but no greater than back to previous wound points) and crown thin by up to 10% on 2 no. Sycamore trees (S1 and S2). Both trees are within Woodland, W1 subject to CC/68/00163/TPO.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
2 Harberton Crescent Chichester West Sussex PO19 5NY
Crown reduce by 30% (but no greater than back to previous wound points) and crown thin by up to 10% on 2 no. Sycamore trees (S1 and S2). Both trees are within Woodland, W1 subject to CC/68/00163/TPO.
Granted Trees 9 docs
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26/01703/TCA Decided
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26/01697/TCA Decided
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26/01500/TPA Awaiting decision
Land To West Of North Mead & East Of Lloyd Road, Chichester.
Reduce over-extending branches in crown particularly over west sector (over footpath) by 1.5-4m on 1 no. Ash tree (T1). Reduce over-extending branches to east sector and west sector by 2-3m on 1 no. Norway Maple tree (T2). Reduce height by 50% and reduce remaining crown by up to 6m on 1 no. Norway Maple tree (T3). Crown reduce by 2.5m on 1 no. Ash tree (T4). Crown reduce by 3-4m on 1 no. Norway Maple tree (T5). Reduce height by 50%, reduce east sector by up to 7m and south sector by 3m on 1 no. Norway Maple tree (T7). Crown reduce by 1-2m on 1 no. Ash tree (T8). All 7 no. trees within Group, G1 subject to CC/08/00021/TPO.
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SDNP/26/03486/TCA Awaiting decision
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SDNP/26/03465/TCA Awaiting decision
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02DU & 02DV - Two mature Honey locusts (Gleditsia triacanthos). Crown lift the canopies over the lane to provide 5 metres? clearance. Crown lift the low branches over the access drive to the car park to provide 4 metres? clearance. Prune the canopies to provide 3 metres? clearance from the adjacent properties. Remove all deadwood. 02DT - Mature Weeping ash (Fraxinus excelsior Pendula). Consent is sought for the following: Reducing the crown to a simple structural framework to reduce mechanical loading upon the decayed areas. Retaining viable secondary growth and as much of the existing canopy as reasonably practicable where suitable opportunities arise during the work.