Planning application
LAND TO THE REAR OF 41 HART CLOSE, UCKFIELD TN22 2DA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REMOVE ONE ASH TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 16/4, 1988
As published by the council, reference TM/2021/0161/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- TM/2021/0161/TPO
- Type
- Tree with Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 23 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 26 Apr 2021
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Uckfield New Town
- Parish
- Uckfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN22 2DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2021
Received by Wealden
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26 Apr 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jun 2021
Decision issued: No objections
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12 Sep 2026
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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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