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Land Adjacent To Graylingwell Farmhouse Summersdale Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 6GB

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/01620/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T5), 6 no. group of sapling Ash trees (T6), 7 no. group of sapling Hornbeam trees (T7) and 4 no. group of sapling Hornbeam trees (T10).

As published by the council, reference 26/01620/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01620/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Chichester North
Parish
Chichester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO19 6GB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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

Mark Hinsley Arboricultural Consultants Ltd. Agent, registered in Wimborne

Active · incorporated 2010 · Wimborne

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • PUBLIC COMMENT Objection Comment · 24 Aug 2026
  • PUBLIC COMMENT Objection Comment · 21 Aug 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 24 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Jul 2026
  • COVER LETTER INC PHOTOS Application Documents · 21 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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