Hambrook School Marle Place 171 Leylands Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8HY Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1905 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Cherry Tree (OUB0) - remove to ground level. Willow Tree (OUB2) - reduce crown back to previous points, 3m. Birch Tree (OUB4 - lift crown away from wall and road sign, reduce to within the property boundary no more than 2m. Ash trees (OUBC) and (OUBT) - remove to ground level and grind out stump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 8 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.
Conservation area about 9 m away: St John's
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burgess Hill built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Mid Sussex
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
RH15 8HY
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Burgess Hill - Leylands
Parish
Burgess Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 9 days faster than Mid Sussex's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
498decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15126861
Planning Portal ref
PP-15126861
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mid Sussex
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#161 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Mid Sussex ranks #150 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mid Sussex decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #87 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #132 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #150 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #179 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,115
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026