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63 Plainwood Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 5YB

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/01520/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

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

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • REPLY TO REPRESENTATIVE 04/08/2026 Correspondence · 04 Aug 2026
  • PUBLIC COMMENT Third Party Other · 03 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 09 Jul 2026
  • SKETCH PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 09 Jul 2026

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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 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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