The Spinney Woodland adjoining North Bersted Street Bersted Data via plota.co.uk

BE/69/26/TC Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Crown lift to Poplar (T1) to a height of 4.5-5m. Reduction of limbs to Poplar (T2) (overhanging 84 North Bersted Street) to 5m. Crown lift to Poplar (T3) to a height of 4.5-5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Manor House, Grade II, about 27 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
North Bersted 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 30 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 18 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Arun
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Parish
Bersted
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Woodsmen Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 6 days faster than Arun's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
216decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Arun
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#4 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Arun is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #2 out of 296. Only 12% 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 (94%) 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
Arun decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #187 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #97 of 296
99%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #2 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #4 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
794
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings