Agates The Street Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5PG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/0548 - Tree Surgery Approved

Proposal

T1 Oak - Reduce crown by 2m approx and reshape to balance Remove 4 lower laterals to raise canopy to 5.5m over road. Lower Laterals are 10.16cm in diameter. T2 Oak - Reduce crown by 2m and reshape to balance. 1 Lower lateral to remove to West over pond area. T3 Oak - Reduce crown by 3m and reshape and balance. Reduce lower laterals over road (Easterly) to 5.5m to clear traffic. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
4 Mar 2026
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Approved
21 Apr 2026

Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Daltons, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Bolney 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape about 428 m away: High Weald; Inside the Bolney 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Tree Surgery
Postcode
RH17 5PG
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
Parish
Bolney
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 11 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
post
Statutory expiry
29 Apr 2026
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