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26/01617/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Birch tree (T1) and 1 no. Ash tree (T2). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:22

Application progress

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Received

21 Jul 2026

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Validated

16 Sept 2026

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Consultation

21 Sept 2026

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Approved

22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 6

Kirdford 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.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Butts, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 3 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.

Show all 3 with distances

60 mButtsGrade II
118 mThe Foresters Arms InnGrade II
118 mIrelands House and Hannahs CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Kirdford built-up area; Open access land about 3 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 17 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 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: Chichester
Application type: Tree in Conservation Area
Received: 21 Jul 2026
Validated: 16 Sept 2026
Ward: Loxwood
Parish: Kirdford
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Oct 2026
Decision: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Decision date: 22 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 8 days faster than Chichester's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one36d

Council44d

UK36d

91%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

298decided 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 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15099592
Planning Portal ref: PP-15099592
Consultation: 21 Sept 2026
Comments by: 13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 28 Oct 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

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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