Saltdean Bowling Club The Oval Saltdean Park Road Saltdean Brighton BN2 8SP Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01651 Refused

Proposal

Overhang distrups sprinkler system, overhanging green, stopping it being kept wet and fit for play. Over hanging public footpath, dead wood has been falling - No work done for 4 years. Structual Pollard - 3 Holm Oaks T1 - 3 meters reduction T2 - 3 meters reduction T3 - 3 meters reduction… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Refused
21 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Aug 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 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
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 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

Postcode
BN2 8SP
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
21 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 9 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 2% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
134decided 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 →

Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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