Highbury, Southview Road, Crowborough, TN6 1HW Data via plota.co.uk

TM/2026/0110/TPO - Tree with Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Reduce by 3 metres 4x beech trees within tree prservation order no 34, 1980. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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 landscape about 53 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Crowborough 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 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.

Building

Floor area219 m² (2,357 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2008, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Tree with Preservation Order
Postcode
TN6 1HW
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Crowborough South West
Parish
Crowborough
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 17 days slower than Wealden's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
285decided in the last year

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

Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wealden ranks #132 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wealden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #231 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #227 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #132 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #156 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
82 decided
1,361
Total decisions
220 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.