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County Hall West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QQ

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/02008/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Notification of intention to remove epicormic growths approx 6m (above ground level) on 2 no. Tilia trees (Quoted as 0TUJ and 0TUR).

As published by the council, reference 26/02008/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02008/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
16 Sep 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Chichester Central
Parish
Chichester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO19 1QQ

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.

  • 25/02175/TCA Granted

    County Hall West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QQ

    Notification of intention to crown lift to approx. 3m above ground level on 1 Fagus (0TV4) and 1 Ailanthus (0TUZ), remove epicormic growth from base of 1 Tilia (0TUR) and group of 4 Tilias (0TUJ), crown lift to approx. 5.5m above ground level on 5 Tilias and 1 Holm oak within group (0TVK).

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

County Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Crawley

Active · incorporated 2001 · Crawley

83 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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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 49 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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