Land At Costells Edge And Vicarage Lane Costells Edge Scaynes Hill West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1789 - Tree Surgery Approved

Proposal

Tree no. 5 - Silver Birch Reduce lower canopy by 1 metre. Tree no. 7 - Oak - 2 metre reduction to reduce the crown to remove some weight and prevent future failure large basal cavity. Tree no.12 - Oak -2 metre reduction on lower crown. Tree no 14 Oak - Oak Reduce lower crown by 2 metres away from driveway. Tree no. 15 Oak - Fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Scaynes Hill built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Tree Surgery
Postcode
RH17 7PY
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Lindfield Rural And High Weald
Parish
Lindfield Rural
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Declan Harris

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
229decided 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.

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Mid Sussex
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#161 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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