Bleak House Top Road Slindon West Sussex BN18 0RP Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/00139/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Removal of two Sycamore trees. Removal of a single extended limb overhaning the garage from Eucalyptus tree. Siding-up of lower branches of a conifer overhanging the driveway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Approved
23 Feb 2026

Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Bleak House
List entry 1274870 · 0 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 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.
Slindon 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Slindon built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, 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 £775,000 in June 2021. Terraced house, leasehold.

25 June 2021£775,000

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
BN18 0RP
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Arundel Ward
Parish
Slindon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Feb 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
23 Feb 2026
Decision level
SDNPA 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

Statutory expiry
23 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.