7 Sainsburys Supermarket, Car Park Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 1SQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0642 - Work to Trees with a TPO Approved

Proposal

Fell 1x Alder, 1x Willow, 4x Ash, and Surgery to 1x Ash. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 70 m away: Horsham Conservation Area; Inside the Horsham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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

Council
Horsham
Application type
Work to Trees with a TPO
Postcode
RH12 1SQ
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Denne
Parish
Horsham PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Foremost Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
228decided 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-14874531
Comments by
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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