52 East End Lane Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UP Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03368/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Application in Progress

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Reduce sycamore by 2m-4m all round to natural target pruning points, reduce from 10m in height to 6m in height and 5m in spread to 3m in spread Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from South Downs's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

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.
Ditchling 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 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
Inside the Ditchling built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
BN6 8UP
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ruskins Tree Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
318decided 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.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15186988
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No