25 The Ridgeway Friston East Sussex BN20 0EU Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02152/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T3 - Holm Oak - Reduce height up to 4m, sides up to 2m; T25 - western red Cedar - Reduced 3m in height; T10 - Corsican Pine - Thin (20%) and reduce height where possible by 2m; T17 - Western Red Cedar - Reduced in height by 4m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jun 2026
Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
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
Nature recovery project: Seaford to Eastbourne: Drink-in the Downs; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; National nature reserve 428 m away: Seven Sisters; Inside the East Dean and Friston built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
BN20 0EU
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
East Dean Ward
Parish
East Dean and Friston Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days slower than South Downs's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
318decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14973296
Env. assessment
No