Walnut Tree Cottage Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01748/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduce height by 2-3m, reduce north sector by 1-2m (overhanging street/pavement), reduce east sector by 1-2m (overhanging neighbouring property), reduce west sector by 2-3m (overhanging driveway) and crown thin by 15% on 1 no. Walnut tree (T1). Crown lift to a minimum of 3m (above roof level) and reduce north and north-west sectors by 2-3m (on property facing elevation) on 1 no. English Oak tree (T2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Validated
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF NOTCAZ Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEDEC Delegated Report · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF LEVEL 3 RICS HOME SURVEY Application Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF BOSHAM PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE APPLICANT 15.0.26 Correspondence · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT AGREEMENT TO AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATION Correspondence · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER EMAIL TO APPLICANT TO CONSIDER A CHANGE IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK Correspondence · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL FROM APPLICANT - 11.08.26 Correspondence · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH - ENGLISH OAK TREE (OVERVIEW) Application Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH - WALNUT TREE (DIAMETER) Application Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH - WALNUT TREE (OVERVIEW) Application Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH - ENGLISH OAK TREE (DIAMETER) Application Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF NOTICE OF PROPOSED WORKS TO TREES Application Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Chichester Harbour National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Bosham 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 ↗
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 area of conservation 268 m away: Solent Maritime
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Leat Cottage, Grade II, 52 m away · 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 269 m away: Chichester Harbour SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Bosham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £662,000 in August 2026. Detached house, freehold.

14 August 2026£662,000

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

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PO18 8HL
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Harbour Villages
Parish
Bosham
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 9 days faster than Chichester's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
189decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15139430
Planning Portal ref
PP-15139430
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2020 Refused
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Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Chichester is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #10 out of 296. Only 18% 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 (95%) 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
Chichester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #127 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #72 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #10 of 296
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #15 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
34 decided
935
Total decisions
107 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.