Deans Place Hotel Whiteway Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TW Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02763/DDDT - Dead or Dangerous Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Removal of five dead standing trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF SDNP TREE OFFICERS - CONNICK CONSULTANCY Consultee Comment · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Dean's Place Hotel
List entry 1191372 · 1 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Alfriston 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.
National nature reserve 54 m away: Seven Sisters
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Seaford to Eastbourne: Drink-in the Downs; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Alfriston built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Building

Floor area2,559 m² (27,545 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 54)
UseHotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Downs
Application type
Dead or Dangerous Trees
Postcode
BN26 5TW
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
East Dean Ward
Parish
Alfriston Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 41 days faster than South Downs's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
679decided 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

Statutory expiry
20 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Small extension to the spa area, associated ductwork and concrete base to include the ere…
SDNP/25/04274/FUL
2025 Approved
Small extension to the spa area, associated ductwork and concrete base to include the ere…
SDNP/25/04275/LIS
2024 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) for SDNP/24/01400/FUL and SDNP/24/01401/LIS.
SDNP/24/03428/DCOND
2024 Approved
Internal alterations to and reconfiguration of ground floor public rooms.
SDNP/24/01341/LIS
2024 Approved
Internal alterations to and reconfiguration of first floor bedrooms
SDNP/24/01342/LIS
2024 Approved
Use of the staff block as guest accommodation to include elevational changes, replacement…
SDNP/24/01400/FUL
2024 Approved
Elevational changes including the replacement of windows and doors, blocking windows and…
SDNP/24/01399/LIS
2024 Approved
Use of the staff block as guest accommodation to include elevational changes, replacement…
SDNP/24/01401/LIS
2024 Approved
Elevational changes including the replacement of windows and doors, blocking windows and…
SDNP/24/01398/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Deans Place Cottage Whiteway Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TW
Change of use of The Cottage to provide guestrooms, meeting room and other ancillary uses…
SDNP/25/04171/LIS
2025 Approved
Deans Place Cottage Whiteway Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TW
Change of use of The Cottage to provide guestrooms, meeting room and other ancillary uses…
SDNP/25/04170/FUL
2024 Approved
Deans Barn Whiteway Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TP
Retrospective application for retention of open fronted timber framed building and timber…
SDNP/24/01355/HOUS
2021 Decided
Mistila Seaford Road Alfriston BN26 5TP
Adjoining Authority Consultation - Premises Licence
SDNP/21/06418/ADJAUT

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.