St Michaels Church Church Street Amberley West Sussex BN18 9ND Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02808/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Hawthorne (T1) - Fell to a low stump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 12

Grade I listed: Church of St Michael
List entry 1353924 · The pin is inside its outline · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 13 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.
Amberley 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special protection area 35 m away: Arun Valley
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.
Scheduled monument 22 m away: Amberley Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
SSSI 35 m away: Amberley Wild Brooks SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Amberley (Horsham) built-up area; Open access land 35 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

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Important details

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
BN18 9ND
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
Parish
Amberley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Beechdown Trees

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. 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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15088081
Planning Portal ref
PP-15088081
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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