Planning application
Petworth House Church Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Amendments to Pleasure Ground Garden area by replacing existing grass surface with crushed stone base. New historically informed planting scheme. Fell 1 no. set of shrubs and 1 no. Portugese Laurel hedge and replant with a perennial planting mix and 1 no. Arbutus menzesii (Mardone) strawberry tree. 1 no. catering trailer.
As published by the council, reference SDNP/26/01245/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- SDNP/26/01245/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Application in Progress
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Postcode
- GU28 0AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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SDNP/26/02875/TCA Decided
Petworth House Church Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AE
Notification of intention to reduce back to previous pruning points on 7 no. Magnolia grandiflora trees (T1-T7).
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SDNP/26/01246/LIS Awaiting decision
Petworth House Church Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AE
Amendments to Pleasure Ground Garden area by replacing existing grass surface with crushed stone base. New historically informed planting scheme. Fell 1 no. set of shrubs and 1 no. Portugese Laurel hedge and replant with a perennial planting mix and 1 no. Arbutus menzesii (Mardone) strawberry tree. 1 no. catering trailer.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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19 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 July 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.
What happens while it is decided
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Petworth House Church Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AE
100% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep
Notification of intention to reduce back to previous pruning points on 7 no. Magnolia grandiflora trees (T1-T7).
Decided Trees -
Petworth House Church Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AE
91% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jul
Amendments to Pleasure Ground Garden area by replacing existing grass surface with crushed stone base. New historically informed planting scheme. Fell 1 no. set of shrubs and 1 no. Portugese Laurel hedge and replant with a perennial planting mix and 1 no. Arbutus menzesii (Mardone) strawberry tree. 1 no. catering trailer.
Awaiting decision Trees -
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