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BH2026/01809 - Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Felling) Approved

Proposal

T019 - Common Ash - Fell to 5m habitat stem. T020 - Common Ash - Fell to 5m habitat stem. T167 - Common Ash - Reduce extended limb back by 5m to furthest back suitable growth point. T201 - Common Beech - Crown reduce by 3m T232 - Common Beech - Raise low crown over parking bays to 3mH T233 - Common Beech - Raise low crown over parking bays to 3mH T234 - Small leaved Lime - Raise low crown over parking bays to 3mH T242 - Swedish Whitebeam - Reduce crown by 2m T257 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by2.5m and remove major deadwood. T263 - Whitebeam - reduce back from building T264 - Wheatley Elm - reduce crown back from building by 2m and remove deadwood; T268 - Sycamore - Reduce crown back from the building by 2m, allowing it to over sail. T297 - Small leaved lime - Remove co-dominant stem As per tree survey report attached. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park about 53 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Local nature reserve about 473 m away: Stanmer Park/Coldean; 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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Important details

Application type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Felling)
Postcode
BN1 9PH
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Coldean & Stanmer
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
KPS Contractors Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 37 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 30 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
227decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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