235 The Welkin Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2PN Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1365 - Tree Surgery Approved

Proposal

3 x Oak Trees - 5m crown lift on all three trees and reduce lateral branches back to previous cut points. Remove epicormic growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Haywards Heath built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 1

Last sold for £420,000 in October 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

25 October 2021£420,000

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

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Important details

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Tree Surgery
Postcode
RH16 2PN
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Lindfield
Parish
Lindfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 14 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
314decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14951876
Env. assessment
No
Mid Sussex
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#161 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mid Sussex ranks #150 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mid Sussex decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #87 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #132 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #150 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #179 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,115
Total decisions
93 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.