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Church Farm House Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/01897/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 reduce height by up to 6m and reduce east sector by up to 3m on 1 no. Leyland Cypress hedge.

As published by the council, reference 26/01897/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01897/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
6 Sep 2026
Ward
North Mundham And Tangmere
Parish
Hunston
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 1AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02391/TCA Granted

    Church Farm House Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    Notification of intention to crown reduce by up to 4m (height and widths) on 1 no. Poplar tree (T1).

    Decided 21 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 6 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 November 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 50 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    26/00246/TCA Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    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).

    Granted Trees 6 docs
    Small domestic
  • 2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    26/00246/TCA Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    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).

    Granted Trees 6 docs
    Small domestic
  • Church Farm House Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    25/02391/TCA Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Notification of intention to crown reduce by up to 4m (height and widths) on 1 no. Poplar tree (T1).

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Church Farm House Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    25/02391/TCA Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Notification of intention to crown reduce by up to 4m (height and widths) on 1 no. Poplar tree (T1).

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 3 Church Farm Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    26/00441/TCA Submitted 24 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Poplar trees. Reduce height by up to 6m and reduce north, east and south sectors by 2m on 7 no. Conifer trees, reduce height by 4m and reduce east sector by up to 2m (branches overhanging garage) on 3 no. Poplar trees and reduce height by 4m and reduce east sector by up to 2m (branches overhanging gas tank) on 2 no. Conifer trees.

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
  • 3 Church Farm Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

    26/00441/TCA Submitted 24 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Poplar trees. Reduce height by up to 6m and reduce north, east and south sectors by 2m on 7 no. Conifer trees, reduce height by 4m and reduce east sector by up to 2m (branches overhanging garage) on 3 no. Poplar trees and reduce height by 4m and reduce east sector by up to 2m (branches overhanging gas tank) on 2 no. Conifer trees.

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

In South Downs National Park

  • SDNP/26/04117/TCA Awaiting decision

    1 Summersfield Terrace Liss Hampshire GU33 7LF

    Apple Tree 1 - crown reduction and prune Hazel 4 - Re-coppice to 1.5m in height.

    Received 22 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Trees
  • SDNP/26/04085/TCA Awaiting decision

    Grasmere Avington Park Lane Easton Hampshire SO21 1EG

    T1- sycamore tree to be crown raised 3.5 meters to allow more light into garden and house. And some overextended limbs reduced back to growth point on the western lower canopy but still keeping balance up to 2meters reduction. T2-Beech tree crown raise 3meters to allow light into garden and house. Crown cleaned of deadwood and broken hanger removed from lower canopy.

    Received 22 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Trees
  • SDNP/26/04082/TCA Awaiting decision

    1 Woodcroft Mews Station Road Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3FE

    Reduce and shape 3no trees to the rear and front of property. Trees identified as Field Maple (Acer campestre), Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris), and Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis). See attached Tree Location sketch.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Trees
  • SDNP/26/04071/TCA Awaiting decision

    Granary Cottage Queen Street Twyford Hampshire SO21 1QG

    T1- Holly: Reduce in height by 2m to prevent further growth into Ash, tree and maintain the tree at a suitable size for the garden. T2- Holly: Fell to ground level. The tree has become too large for the garden given the number of other trees in close proximity, and has made the corner of the garden very crowded. It also has some dieback in the canopy. T3- Laurel: Permission to reduce in height by 3-4m and width by 1-2m so as to maintain at an appropriate size for it's species before it becomes too big for it's surroundings.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Trees
  • SDNP/26/04072/TCA Awaiting decision

    White Gables East Street Hambledon Hampshire PO7 4RX

    T1 Fell beech tree to ground level due to advise as per supplied arb report.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Trees