Ty Newydd Hog Lane Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NH Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02755/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Hawthorn tree - To remove the tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 11

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.
Amberley Conservation Area 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special protection area 71 m away: Arun Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 71 m away: Amberley Wild Brooks SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
35 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: April Cottage and Pear Tree Cottage, Grade II, 31 m away · 1 Grade II*, 34 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.
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Historic England ↗
Public footpath 28 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Amberley (Horsham) built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; 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
BN18 9NH
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
Parish
Amberley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 13 days faster than South Downs's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15077192
Env. assessment
No