12 Tongdean Road Hove BN3 6QB Data via plota.co.uk

Registered BH2026/02194
Date received
25 Sept 2026
Date validated
25 Sept 2026
Postcode
BN3 6QB

Description

As Per Supplied Plan G1 - Pittosporum Group Reduce height by 1 to 1.5 metres. Trim sides as hard as possible whilst retaining growth. G2 - Beech & Chestnut Reduce crowns by up to 1.5 metres. Crown lift over public path to 2.5 metres. G3 - Viburnum & Rhododendron Reduce by up to 0.5 metres to neaten and shape. G4 - Cherry & Turkey Oak Reduce crowns by up to 1 metre. H1 - Bamboo Trim into a box like shape. H2 - Jasmine Trim to neaten and shape. T1 - Silver Birch Formative prune. Remove old planting stake at base. T2 - Yew Trim all round to neaten and shape. T3 - Griselinia Reduce height by up to 0.5 metres. Trim sides to neaten and shape. T4 - Cherry Reduce overall crown by up to 1.5 metres. T5 - Rowan Formative prune. T6 - Crab Apple Reduce overall crown by up to 1 metre. Cut back overhang to public path back to boundary line. T7 - Silver Wattle/Mimosa Reduce height by up to 1.5 metres. Reduce remaining to neaten and shape. Ensure to give some clearance from property. T8 - Chusan Palm Remove deadwood. The requested works are for maintenance and upkeep of the site and to also keep some of the specimens at a reasonable size for their locations. Works would not be detrimental nor affect the amenity value of the trees or area. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 25 Oct 2026, from Brighton and Hove's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Brighton and Hove usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 30.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
211decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 4

Tongdean 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Local nature reserve about 296 m away: Withdean & Westdene Woods
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Brighton and Hove 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, 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.

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Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brighton and Hove is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Brighton and Hove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #107 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #70 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #238 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #200 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
189 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
63 decided
1,719
Total decisions
176 refused in the year to March 2026