70 Richmond Road Worthing West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/1168/26 - Work to Trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: 1 x Eucalyptus - Radial crown spread to North by 2m; to East by 1.5m; to South by 1.5m and to West by 1m. To lift the crown to 4.5m from over carpark and to 3m from over garden. To prune branches away from the phone lines to give 1m clearance in the Winchester Road Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from Adur's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Parish Rooms (St Christopher's Repository),st Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 10 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
Conservation area about 32 m away: Richmond Road; Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 3 m away: Treveor, Rosedale and Trevone, Ricmond Road, Worthing Tree Preservation Order, 1978. No. 18; 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 16 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.

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Important details

Council
Adur
Application type
Work to Trees in Conservation Area
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Heene
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
ArbTec Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Adur usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 66.

Day 2640 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
36%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15266642
Planning Portal ref
PP-15266642
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Adur
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#103 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Adur ranks #181 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Adur decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #49 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #48 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #181 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #125 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
5 decided
298
Total decisions
20 refused in the year to March 2026