Malt Barn House Southbrook Road West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DN Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02530/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification of intention to reduce south sector by 2m (creating a 1m gap between the neighbours roof line and the tree) on 1 no Monkey Puzzle tree (T1), fell 1 no. multi-stemmed Conifer tree (T2) and remove 1 no. lowest limb on the south sector of 1 no. Walnut tree (T3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Validated
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION Decision · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORM Application Form · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Officer Correspondence · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Old Malthouse Cottage
List entry 1026325 · 19 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (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 ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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.
West Ashling 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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
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 3

Last sold for £1,400,000 in August 2023. Detached house, freehold.

14 August 2023£1,400,000
31 January 2022£1,395,000
29 July 2016£905,000

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

Building

Floor area210 m² (2,260 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

30 Sept 2026Pending

Old Monks House, Cottage Annexe Southbrook Road West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DN

Ground floor extension and reconfiguration of roof void with associated parking.

SDNP/26/03596/HOUS
13 Aug 2026Approved

Red House Southbrook Road West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DN

Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Leylandii trees (T1 & T2).

SDNP/26/03168/TCA
2 Oct 2026Approved

Southwood Farm B2178 Southbrook Road To Moutheys Lane East Ashling West Sussex PO18 9BA

Demolition of existing portal framed agricultural buildings and erection of repl...

SDNP/26/03806/APNB
11 Sept 2026Pending

Englewood B2178 Southbrook Road To Moutheys Lane East Ashling West Sussex PO18 9AS

Single storey rear extension, 2 no. single storey side extensions, front porch a...

SDNP/26/02937/HOUS

Nearby new applications

30 Sept 2026Pending

Old Monks House, Cottage Annexe Southbrook Road West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DN

Ground floor extension and reconfiguration of roof void with associated parking.

SDNP/26/03596/HOUS
13 Aug 2026Approved

Red House Southbrook Road West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DN

Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Leylandii trees (T1 & T2).

SDNP/26/03168/TCA
4 Aug 2026Refused

Little Quinnings Malthouse Lane West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DZ

The erection of a closed 1.8m panel fence.

SDNP/26/02680/LDP

Important details

Council
South Downs
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PO18 8DN
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
Parish
Funtington Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arun Tree Company Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days slower than South Downs's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
679decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15040659
Planning Portal ref
PP-15040659
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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.