9 Croft Road Brighton BN1 5JJ

Registered BH2026/01100
Date received
30 Apr 2026
Date validated
30 Apr 2026
Postcode
BN1 5JJ

Description

Adjacent to Driveway G1 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Trim driveway side of Yew group as hard as possible whilst retaining growth. Trim tops to neaten and shape. Front Garden Lower Section Next to Path T1 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Fell as close to ground level as possible. Grub out if possible. Front Garden Bottom Section Next to Path T2 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Remove low limb over path back to source. Fell as close to ground level as possible Yew tree growing up through the crown. Front Garden Next to Archway T3 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Remove low dead branches to 3 metres. Front Garden Top Section T4 - Holly (Ilex sp.) Reduce height down to a finish height of approximately 5 metres. Reduce sides to neaten and shape. Front Garden Top Section T5 - Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) Remove central stem back to source. Lightly reduce sides to neaten and shape. Front Garden Top Section T6 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Remove low limb over greenhouse. Trim section overhanging garden to the South back to boundary line. Trim Eastern face as hard as possible whilst retaining growth. G1: No substantial pruning works. Only trimming of outer growth to neaten and shape. T1: Small self-set Yew adjacent path overshadowed by surrounding trees. Tree has poor form and serves no aesthetic purposes. T2: Small but long branch low hanging over path. As it matures, would start to impede pathway. Limb holds no aesthetic or structural purposes. Self-set Yew growing out from the base of the Sycamore and through the crown. Would inevitably course stability concerns later down the line along with crossing and rubbing damage on mature scaffold limbs on the Sycamore. T3: Removal of lower deadwood only. T4: Holly stands approximately 9m tall with a crown width of 2.5m on East round to Southern aspect. suppressed on other sides. Tree has been previously pollarded at the 5m mark. Works would be to remove larger central stems and reduce the remaining. After the works there would be a residual height of 5m (probably a bit hig...

Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#186 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brighton and Hove is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #229 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Brighton and Hove decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #127 of 292
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #97 of 292
52%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #229 of 292
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #179 of 292
68%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
63 decided
1,710
Total decisions
193 refused in 2025