Saddlers House Saddlers Row Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AN Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02896/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by approx. 3m on 1 no. Beech tree (T1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Harpers, Hairdressers Premises Occupied by Harpers, Hairdressers and by Suzanne Suzanne
List entry 1226364 · 1 m away · 70 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 67 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.
Petworth 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 78 m away: Petworth House
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Petworth built-up area.
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, 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

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU28 0AN
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Petworth Ward CH
Parish
Petworth Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Blue Sky Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 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

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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