West Dean College A286 Vicarage Lane To The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RA Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01443/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Copper Beech tree (T1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 5 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Registered park or garden: West Dean
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
West Dean conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Palm House 50 metres to north of main building, Grade II, 41 m away · 2 Grade II*, 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the West Dean (Chichester) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PO18 0QZ
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Goodwood Ward CH
Parish
West Dean Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 May 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Brushwood Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
445decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14855192
Planning Portal ref
PP-14855192
Statutory expiry
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No