8 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/00644
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
10 Mar 2025
Date validated
10 Mar 2025
Postcode
BN1 6HJ

Description

elm - reduce by 2m to live growth points just above last cuts carried out as tree maintenance every few years Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

Preston Park 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 30 m away: Preston Manor and Preston Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Priority habitat about 39 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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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Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Change of use of land to the rear from existing (C3) to an outdoor education and recreati…
BH2023/03326
2023 Withdrawn
Alterations to include widening of existing vehicle access and crossover, alterations to…
BH2023/02511
2022 Approved
Land to rear of 8 Preston Park Avenue Removal of /work on trees as identified in accompan…
BH2022/00034
2017 Approved
1no Ash - T1_ Reduce back on western side, 2 lowest limbs by 10ft and reshape western sid…
BH2017/01283
2016
1no Elm - T1 - Reduce by 1.5m. 1no unknown - T2 - Crown lift to 6m on neighbouring side o…
BH2016/06419
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
11B Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
G1 Sycamore x2- Reduce by1.5-2m 3. Yew- Prune back radial crown over garden building by a…
BH2025/03072
2025 Approved
Basement Flat 1 8 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Please refer to attached sketch plan. T1 Twin stem Sycamore: Fell to ground level. The tr…
BH2025/02403
2025
Flat 2 8 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Erection of single storey rear extension.
BH2025/02442
2025 Approved
12 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Its a single prunus spp Proposal to fell it.
BH2025/01740
2024 Approved
11A Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Reduce x2 adjoining Sycamore trees to previous points and create one crown Start height a…
BH2024/02497
2024 Approved
12 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
T1: Wheatley Elm 10% thin + 40% reduction to increase light to pond and reduce weight in…
BH2024/02448
2024 Approved
11 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Replacement of 3no. existing timber framed windows on the rear and side elevations with u…
BH2024/00404
2024 Approved
Flat 1 11 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Replacement of existing timber windows with new upvc windows to lower ground floor north…
BH2024/00190
2024 Approved
11C Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
x1 Ash tree - reduce to previous points (2m reduction) x1 Horse Chestnut tree, reduce to…
BH2024/00024
2023 Approved
Preston Park Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SD
Erection of freestanding masonry faced modular building (constructed off site) containing…
BH2023/03311
2022 Refused
5-7 Stanford Avenue Brighton BN1 6AD
Alterations to front boundary wall; erection of replacement bin store to front of no.5; e…
BH2022/02891
2023 Approved
Yew Tree House 5B Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Erection of single-storey glass canopy to front elevation.
BH2023/00283
2023 Approved
4A Preston Park Avenue Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6HJ
T1 Cherry tree- Reduce height by 1 meter and reshape T2 Bay tree- cut back by 2 meters on…
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2022
8 Flat 3 Preston Park Avenue Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6HJ
Please see attached plan to locate the trees. Sycamore tag number 2167: Pollard at 6m The…
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2022 Approved
2 Preston Park Avenue Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6HJ
Beech tree: height reduction up to 1.5m, radial reduction up to 1.5m. Intention is to imp…
BH2022/02679
2021 Approved
12 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
T1 - Holly - Fell The tree is growing 6 inches from a retaining wall and 12 inches from a…
BH2021/01718
2021 Refused
5-7 Stanford Avenue Brighton BN1 6AD
Partial demolition of existing front boundary walls and railings, extension of existing h…
BH2021/01375
2021 Approved
Basement Flat 1 8 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
small poor specimen wych elm reduce by 2-3m tree is reduced every 3-4 years to manage its…
BH2021/04163
2021 Approved
Flat 6 11 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Replacement of existing timber framed windows to side and rear elevations with PVCU casem…
BH2021/01135
2020
6 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
T1- conifer tree- reduce down in height by 6 meters and thin out growth on remaining tree…
BH2020/02663
2016
12 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Fell 1no Wheatley Elm. Fell 1no Elder. Fell 1no Pear.
BH2016/06054
2016 Approved
FLAT 3, 11 Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6HJ
Erection of a single storey rear extension with revised fenestration and associated works.
BH2016/01814
2016
12 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HJ
Fell 1no Holly T1. Fell 1no Walnut T2.
BH2016/05684
2016 Approved
9 Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6HJ
Fell 1no Almond Tree (Tree is dying)
BH2016/02259
2016 Approved
5 Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6HJ
Fell 1no Eucalyptus (The tree has limited public visibilty and does not warrant a TPO)
BH2016/01582
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brighton and Hove is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Brighton and Hove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #107 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #70 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #238 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #200 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
189 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
63 decided
1,719
Total decisions
176 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings