Beedcote Brighton Road Lower Beeding West Sussex RH13 6PP Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/0050 - Conservation Area Notification (S211) Approved

Proposal

Surgery to 1 x Evergreen Conifer (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
13 May 2026

Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Crabtree Conservation Area 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.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 85 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Registered park or garden 202 m away: Leonardslee.
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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £950,000 in April 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

1 April 2026£950,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area218 m² (2,347 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Horsham
Application type
Conservation Area Notification (S211)
Postcode
RH13 6PP
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Nuthurst and Lower Beeding
Parish
Lower Beeding PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 27 days faster than Horsham's median of 57 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
252decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14854158
Planning Portal ref
PP-14854158
Statutory expiry
25 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Horsham ranks #105 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Horsham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #83 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #33 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #105 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #170 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
185 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
35 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
78 decided
1,319
Total decisions
111 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.