The Gables High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DH Data via plota.co.uk

TW/26/0050/TCA - Work to Trees (Conservation Area) Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Reduction by one third of tree and removal of lower limb - To reduce weight, maintain healthy growth and risk of affecting neighbours Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 75. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Barcombe Cross 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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Barcombe Cross built-up area; 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 11 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
Lewes
Application type
Work to Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
BN8 5DH
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Barcombe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 75, past the statutory target. 91% of tree and landscaping works in Lewes are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7519 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
49decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15026749
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% 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%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #134 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #111 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #126 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #30 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
16 decided
394
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026