Craigweil Private Estate Kingsway, Martineau Close and Wychwood Close PO21 4DW Data via plota.co.uk

AW/190/26/T Undecided

Proposal

Alder (T1) - Outside 23 Wychwood Close. The current 2 lowest limbs need removing to restore ground clearance over the verge and adjacent drive of 3m. Yew (T2) - Outside 30 Wychwood Close. Prune back the tree's crown spread by 0.5m on the road and drive side. Current crown spread is 2.5m. Once complete the crown spread will be 2m. Eucalyptus (T3) - Opposite 1 Martineau Close. Crown lift leaving a final ground clearance of 5m. Ash (T4) - Outside 52 Kingsway. Trim back lower limbs by 2m, leaving final crown spread of approx. 4m. Crab Apple (T5) - Outside 38 Kingsway. Fell and replace with two limes to extend row of pollarded limes. Magnolia (T6) - Outside 28 Kingsway. Cut back to remove obstruction to drive. Crown lift to give 3m clearance. Whitebeam (T7) - Outside 27 Kingsway. Prune back overhanging growth to 3.5m all round with 2m on northern face. Crab Apple (T8) - Outside 24 Kingsway. Fell. Laburnum (T9) - Shrubbery Outside 14 Kingsway. Fell. Goat Willow (T10) - Shrubbery Outside 14 Kingsway. Pollard the tree leaving a main stem/structure at a final height of 3m. This will involve removing approx. 5m of growth from the tree. Ash (T11) - Shrubbery outside 8 Kingsway. Reduce height of dead trunk by half to approx. 3m. Elm (T12) - Outside 5 Kingsway. Fell to stump level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Nov 2026, from Arun's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 26 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area about 297 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
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
SSSI about 243 m away: Bognor Reef SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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

Council
Arun
Postcode
PO21 4DW
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Parish
Aldwick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Craigweil Private Estate Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Arun usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 44.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
216decided 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
26 Nov 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