Earnley Lodge Clappers Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01813/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to reduce height by 2m and reduce all sectors by 1.5m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1) and reduce height by 2m, reduce south sector by 2.5m and reduce north, east and west sectors by 1.5m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 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
Inside the East Wittering built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. 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 £225,000 in September 1997. Detached house, freehold.

24 September 1997£225,000

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

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PO20 7JJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Earnley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Urban Nature Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 14 days faster than Chichester's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
189decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165621
Planning Portal ref
PP-15165621
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Chichester is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #10 out of 296. Only 18% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chichester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #127 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #72 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #10 of 296
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #15 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
34 decided
935
Total decisions
107 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.