Freshfields Church Lane Barnham PO22 0DA Data via plota.co.uk

BN/96/26/TC Undecided

Proposal

Crown reduction to 1 No. Liquid Amber (T1) to leave a height of 7m and spread of 5m. Crown reduction to 1 No. Silver Birch (T2) to leave a height of 8m and spread of 4m. Crown reduction to 1 No. Judas Tree (T3) to previous growth points, leaving a height of 8m and spread of 6m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Church Lane, Barnham Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Arun's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Curacoa, Grade II, about 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Barnham (Church Lane) 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Barnham (Arun) built-up area; 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 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £595,000 in July 2007. Detached house, freehold.

18 July 2007£595,000
3 May 2002£240,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Arun
Postcode
PO22 0DA
Received
30 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Parish
Barnham & Eastergate
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Kiwi Tree & Hedge Services

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Arun usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 3818 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
148decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Arun
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#4 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Arun is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #2 out of 296. Only 12% 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 (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Arun decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #187 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #97 of 296
99%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #2 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #4 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
794
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.