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BH2025/02802 - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Tree is overgrown on property (T1 on sketch plan). Several neighbours have requested if tree can be pruned given size and mess leaves are creating on surrounding properties. Looking to prune and trim tree (Crown reduction in size). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Nov 2025
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Approved
9 Dec 2025

Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing(s) · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Other documents 2

PDF PROPOSAL Supporting Document(s) · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Supporting Document(s) · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

North Laine 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 ↗
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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Britannia Corner, Grade II, 56 m away · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 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 2

Last sold for £385,000 in September 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

28 September 2021£385,000
11 August 2017£309,000

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

Building

Floor area52 m² (560 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. 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
BN1 4TA
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
West Hill & North Laine
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 12 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.