Cherry Tree Cottage East Harting Street East Harting West Sussex GU31 5LZ Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/00058/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m (all round) on 1 no. Copper Beech tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jan 2026
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Validated
16 Jan 2026
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Approved
27 Feb 2026

Approved on 27 Feb 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Cherry Tree Cottage
List entry 1233263 · 2 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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.
East Harting 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 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 East Harting 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 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £910,000 in August 2018. Detached house, freehold.

17 August 2018£910,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU31 5LZ
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Harting Ward CH
Parish
Harting Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14603585
Planning Portal ref
PP-14603585
Statutory expiry
27 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

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