Old Post Office Cottage Sandy Lane Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NE Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03462/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Remove x1 Prunus tree and remove the stump. Planting a Judus Tree as a replacement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from South Downs's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Old Crown House
List entry 1027432 · 17 m from the pin · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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 ↗
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.
Watersfield 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Watersfield built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; 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 12 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
South Downs
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
RH20 1NE
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Maximus Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 749 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

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15203566
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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