Planning application
ST JOHN BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE, RIPE, LEWES, BN8 6AU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
YEW TREE - PRUNING TO GIVE SAFETY TO ADJACENT PROPERT AND TO ENSURE THIS TREE WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
As published by the council, reference TM/2025/0320/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- TM/2025/0320/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- No objections
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Arlington
- Parish
- Chalvington & Ripe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN8 6AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Wealden
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No objections
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wealden granted permission on 17 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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