Stedham Hall Mill Lane Stedham West Sussex GU29 0PS Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01411/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to remove 1 no. damaged/rotten lower stem on west sector, reduce height by 3m and all sectors by up to 2.5m (back to previous pruning points) on 1 no. Liquidambar tree (T1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 15 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
Stedham 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stedham built-up area; Priority habitat about 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
GU29 0PS
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Midhurst Ward CH
Parish
Stedham With Iping Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Martin tree surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 8 days faster 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-14849673
Planning Portal ref
PP-14849673
Statutory expiry
26 May 2026
Env. assessment
No