Priory Cottage The Street Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01697/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Christmas (Conifer) tree (T1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Nightingale Cottage, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 5 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 ↗
Boxgrove 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 115 m away: Boxgrove Priory
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National park about 369 m away: South Downs; Inside the Boxgrove built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 6 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 £880,000 in June 2010. Detached house, freehold.

9 June 2010£880,000

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

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PO18 0EE
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Goodwood
Parish
Boxgrove
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 44 days. 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120447
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120447
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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

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