Old School House School Lane Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PU Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/00845/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduce heights by up to 1.5m, reduce widths (outer sectors) by 2m (all round), crown lift by up to 2.5m (above ground level) and crown thin by 10% on 2 no. Yew trees (T1 and T2) subject to . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
27 Apr 2026

Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION Decision · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF OFFICER EMAIL 13/04/2026 Officer Correspondence · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT EMAIL 08/04/2026 Officer Correspondence · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT EMAIL 08/04/2026 Officer Correspondence · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF FILE CORRESPONDENCE WITH CLLR ANDREWS 05.03.26 Officer Correspondence · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Old School House
List entry 1227121 · 1 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 7 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.
Sutton 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.
Public footpath 13 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Sutton (Chichester) built-up area; Priority habitat 39 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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. 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 Preservation Order
Postcode
RH20 1PU
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
Parish
Sutton & Barlavington Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Fletcher Tree services ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
445decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14744257
Planning Portal ref
PP-14744257
Statutory expiry
28 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m and crown lift by up to 2m (above ground…
SDNP/25/04478/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Rock Cottage The Street Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PS
Demolition of existing conservatory replaced with single storey rear extension, recladdin…
SDNP/25/03483/HOUS
2025 Approved
Rock Cottage The Street Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PS
Demolition of existing conservatory replaced with single storey rear extension, recladdin…
SDNP/25/03484/LIS
2024 Withdrawn
Rock Cottage The Street Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PS
Demolition of existing conservatory replaced with single storey rear extension, recladdin…
SDNP/24/03405/HOUS
2024 Withdrawn
Rock Cottage The Street Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PS
Demolition of existing conservatory replaced with single storey rear extension, recladdin…
SDNP/24/03406/LIS
2023 Withdrawn
Rock Cottage The Street Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PS
Rear extension replacing conservatory. Open porch to front and internal alterations.
SDNP/23/02632/HOUS
2023 Withdrawn
Rock Cottage The Street Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PS
Rear extension replacing conservatory. Open porch to front and internal alterations.
SDNP/23/02633/LIS
2023 Approved
Seven Doors School Lane Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PU
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Silver Birch tree (quoted as T1).
SDNP/23/04681/TCA
2023 Approved
The Old School School Lane Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PU
Notification of intention to reduce heights (to previous pruning points) on 1 no. Maple t…
SDNP/23/03671/TCA
2022 Approved
Seven Doors School Lane Sutton West Sussex RH20 1PU
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2-3m (back to old wound points) and crown th…
SDNP/22/05801/TCA
2021 Approved
The Old School School Lane Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PU
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. dead Cherry tree. Reduce heights back to previous…
SDNP/21/00180/TCA
2018 Approved
The Old School School Lane Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PU
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. False Acacia tree (T1).
SDNP/18/01893/TCA
2018 Approved
Bakers Cottage The Street Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PS
Discharge of condition 3 and 4 of permission SDNP/17/03405/HOUS.
SDNP/18/02050/DCOND
2018 Approved
Bakers Cottage The Street Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PS
Discharge of condition 3 and 4 of permission SDNP/17/03406/LIS.
SDNP/18/02610/DCOND
2017 Approved
Bakers Cottage The Street Sutton RH20 1PS
Erection of single storey extension to rear elevation, installation of dormer window to n…
SDNP/17/03405/HOUS
2016 Approved
Hopkins The Street Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PS
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Willow tree (marked on plan as T1).
SDNP/16/05857/TCA
2016 Approved
Seven Doors School Lane Sutton Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PU
Regrading engineering works to rear garden
SDNP/16/00375/HOUS

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