Church Cottage Church Lane Lodsworth West Sussex GU28 9DD Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03038/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 4m on 1 no. Acer negundo (Box Elder tree) (T1), fell 1 no. Whitebeam (Sorbus) tree (T2) and 1 no. Goat Willow tree (T3) and reduce height by 2.5m on 1 no. Damson tree (T4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Church Cottage
List entry 1025911 · 1 m away · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 8 Grade II)
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 ↗
South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Lodsworth 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.
Public bridleway 14 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.
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Lodsworth built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. 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 2

Last sold for £1,160,000 in July 2016. Detached house, freehold.

28 July 2016£1,160,000
17 February 2011£1,040,000

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

Building

Floor area217 m² (2,336 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (31 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU28 9DD
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Easebourne Ward CH
Parish
Lodsworth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
black bear tree surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
445decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15132434
Planning Portal ref
PP-15132434
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.