Bishop Garth South Street Worthing West Sussex BN14 7NL Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/1238/26 - Work to Trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown spread by 3m and reduce overall height by 3.5m one Sycamore tree (T1) in the West Tarring Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Dec 2026 and 2 Jan 2027, from Worthing's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 26 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bishop's Garth, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
West Tarring 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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Worthing built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £130,000 in November 1995. Detached house, freehold.

3 November 1995£130,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Worthing
Application type
Work to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
BN14 7NL
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Tarring
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Townsend Trees & Gardens

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Worthing usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 65.

Day 857 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
25%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
99decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15308206
Planning Portal ref
PP-15308206
Neighbours
26 Oct 2026
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
26 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
5 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Worthing
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#194 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Worthing is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #226 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) 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
Worthing decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #105 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #124 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #226 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #188 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
36 decided
573
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.