Planning application
Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown thin 15% one Silver Birch tree T1 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference AWDM/0224/26
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/0224/26
- Type
- Work to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Heene
- Postcode
- BN11 4PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Worthing register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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AWDM/1205/24 Granted
Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Installation of replacement windows (A-F) from single glazed timber to white UPVC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Worthing
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Worthing took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Worthing for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Worthing decided tree works applications in a median of 94 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 500 metres
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Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Installation of replacement windows (A-F) from single glazed timber to white UPVC
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 21 docs -
Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Installation of replacement windows (A-F) from single glazed timber to white UPVC
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 21 docs -
Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
89% historically approved · decision due ~17 Apr
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown thin 15% one Silver Birch tree T1 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area.
Awaiting decision Trees -
14 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to re-pollard to previous points one Poplar tree T1 and to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres, and prune to allow clearance to public pavement one Bay tree T2 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
14 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to re-pollard to previous points one Poplar tree T1 and to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres, and prune to allow clearance to public pavement one Bay tree T2 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
81 Manor Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4SL
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce radial spread to north by up to 3.5 metres one Bay tree T1 in the Heene Conservation Area.
Decided Trees
Other tree works applications
In Worthing
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AWDM/0803/26 Granted
15 Ambrose Place Worthing West Sussex
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce and reshape by upto 2 metres allowing a minimum of 1 metre clearance to the building, crown thin by 10% and crown raise to 2.5 metres over the footpath, Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) T1; to reduce back to the boundary line overhang of Leylandii (Cupressus) T2; in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.
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AWDM/0886/26 Awaiting decision
10 Valley Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN14 0JJ
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.27 of 2001 T8 - Beech - Reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 5 metres, crown lift up to 4 metres and crown thin by a maximum of 35%
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AWDM/0862/26 Awaiting decision
Sylvan Glen 1A Longlands Worthing West Sussex BN14 9NS
Application under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 45 of 2003: Norway Maple (as indicated by T1 on the plan accompanying this application ): height and radial reduction by a maximum of 2m, crown lift up to a maximum of 3.5m Field Maple (as indicated by T2 on the plan accompanying this application): height and radial reduction by a maximum of 2m, crown lift up to a maximum of 3.5m
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AWDM/0843/26 Awaiting decision
4 West Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5LY
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No 23 of 1995 to reduce height by 2m and lateral growth by 1.5m Purple Beech T3 and reduce height by 1m and lateral growth by 1m Wild Cherry T4; and Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No 5 of 1986 to raise canopy on western side to height of 2.5m above public walkway Pine T1 (Land South Of 1 To 6 Sussex Mews And North Of 4 West Avenue Worthing).
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AWDM/0778/26 Awaiting decision
St Michaels Cemetery Church Lane Southwick West Sussex
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Various works to three beech trees at boundary, as described in the application form, within the Southwick Conservation Area.