3 Church Farm Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00441/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area NOTPO - No Description

Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Poplar trees. Reduce height by up to 6m and reduce north, east and south sectors by 2m on 7 no. Conifer trees, reduce height by 4m and reduce east sector by up to 2m (branches overhanging garage) on 3 no. Poplar trees and reduce height by 4m and reduce east sector by up to 2m (branches overhanging gas tank) on 2 no. Conifer trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Feb 2026
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 25 Mar 2026.

Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PO20 1AJ
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
North Mundham And Tangmere
Parish
Hunston
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14732586
Consultation
3 Mar 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 performance
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