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BH2025/02354 - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Olive- Reduce in height by approx 1.5m. Prune back radial crown by approx 1-1.5m to shape and balance. Remove Clematis To allow more light into garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2025
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Approved
13 Oct 2025

Approved on 13 Oct 2025 · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing(s) · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PROPOSAL Supporting Document(s) · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Cliftonville 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; 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 2 November 2026. 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £1,335,000 in October 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 October 2024£1,335,000
25 October 2013£1,230,000
31 August 2007£1,160,000
6 May 1999£339,000
14 April 1997£185,000

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

Building

Floor area207 m² (2,228 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached maisonette, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
BN3 2RW
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
23 Sept 2025
Ward
Central Hove
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Trees Understood

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 14 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
271decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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Flat 2 20 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PJ
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Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.