Planning application
63 Plainwood Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 5YB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Crown reduce (all round) by 1.5m (back to previous points) on 1 no. Beech tree (T1). Subject to 96/00303/TPO.
As published by the council, reference 26/01520/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01520/TPA
- Type
- Tree Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chichester North
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 5YB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 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 3 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
S&P Tree Specialists Ltd. Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Bognor Regis
Active · incorporated 2002 · Bognor Regis
47 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- REPLY TO REPRESENTATIVE 04/08/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- SKETCH PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
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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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/26/03465/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.