Coed Afal Petworth Road Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02017/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Notification of intention to reduce height by 6.5-7m, reduce south sector by 3.5m and north, east and west sectors by 2.5m on 1 no. Holm Oak tree (T1), reduce height by 5m, reduce south and west sectors by 3m and north and south sectors by 10% on 1 no. Acer tree (T2) and reduce crown by up to 3m on 1 no. Persian Ironwood tree (T3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Validated
15 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Nov 2026, from Chichester's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chapel Cottage, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 11 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 ↗
Wisborough Green 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Wisborough Green built-up area; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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 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
Chichester
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
RH14 0BH
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Wisborough Green
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 44.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
298decided 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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