Watchers Lodge Linchmere Road Hammer Haslemere GU27 3QW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00545/TPA - Tree Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Reduce north-west and north-east sectors by up to 2m (back to the boundary) on 1 no. Beech tree (T2) subject to . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Validated
24 Apr 2026
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Consultation
6 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park about 28 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
National landscape about 391 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Hammer built-up area; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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 2

Last sold for £750,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

29 October 2024£750,000
23 March 2011£500,000

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

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Tree Planning Application
Postcode
GU27 3QW
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Fernhurst
Parish
Linchmere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LF TREE CARE LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 30 days slower than Chichester's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
189decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14764402
Planning Portal ref
PP-14764402
Consultation
6 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chichester is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #10 out of 296. Only 18% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chichester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #127 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #72 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #10 of 296
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #15 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
34 decided
935
Total decisions
107 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.