Senior School Brighton And Hove High School Montpelier Road Brighton BN1 3AT Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01243 - Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping) Approved

Proposal

T010 Willow, fell to ground level T023 Sycamore Reduce crown by 3 meters T024 Sycamore Reduce crown by 3 meters T025 Sycamore Reduce crown by 3 meters T026 Sycamore Reduce crown by 3 meters T027 Sycamore Reduce crown by 3 meters T032 Sycamore Prune selected branches to create 3meters clearance from building T074 Holm Oak Pure canopy T014 Common Beech Redcue crown by 2 meters T030 Hornbeam prune branches T040 Elm Remove stem epicormic up to 3mh T045 Sycamore Remove stem epicormic up to 2mh T046 Sycamore Remove stem epicormic up to 2mh T033 Sycamore Prune selected branches to create 3meters clearance from building T035 Sycamore Remove Deadwood Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Last checked 14 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Vicarage (Brighton and Hove High School for Girls), Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Montpelier and Clifton Hill 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area.
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
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
Postcode
BN1 3AT
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Regency
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Brighton Girls

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
211decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Brighton and Hove is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brighton and Hove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #107 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #70 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #238 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #200 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
189 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
63 decided
1,719
Total decisions
176 refused in the year to March 2026