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BH2025/02569 - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1 Elderberry tree is too close to building. Needs to be cut down Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Oct 2025
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Approved
10 Nov 2025

Approved on 10 Nov 2025 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing(s) · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing(s) · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing(s) · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PROPOSAL Supporting Document(s) · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Numbers 20, 21 and 22 and Attached Railings
List entry 1380524 · 3 m away · 19 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 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.
Show the other 19 with distances
Historic England ↗
Valley Gardens 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Valley Gardens
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £295,000 in November 2024. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

28 November 2024£295,000
28 September 2012£167,000
13 March 1998£40,000

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

Building

Floor area57 m² (614 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
BN2 9QB
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Queen's Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Nov 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 10 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 34 for tree works. Approved, as 99% of tree works here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
325decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Brighton and Hove is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brighton and Hove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #107 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #70 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #238 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #200 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
189 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
63 decided
1,719
Total decisions
176 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.