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PermittedBH2026/01100Submitted 4 months agoTree works

9 Croft Road Brighton BN1 5JJ

Adjacent to Driveway G1 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Trim driveway side of Yew group as hard as possible whilst retaining growth. Trim tops to neaten and shape. Front Garden Lower Section Next to Path T1 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Fell as close to ground level as possible. Grub out if possible. Front Garden Bottom Section Next to Path T2 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Remove low limb over path back to source. Fell as close to ground level as possible Yew tree growing up through the crown. Front Garden Next to Archway T3 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Remove low dead branches to 3 metres. Front Garden Top Section T4 - Holly (Ilex sp.) Reduce height down to a finish height of approximately 5 metres. Reduce sides to neaten and shape. Front Garden Top Section T5 - Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) Remove central stem back to source. Lightly reduce sides to neaten and shape. Front Garden Top Section T6 - Yew (Taxus sp.) Remove low limb over greenhouse. Trim section overhanging garden to the South back to boundary line. Trim Eastern face as hard as possible whilst retaining growth. G1: No substantial pruning works. Only trimming of outer growth to neaten and shape. T1: Small self-set Yew adjacent path overshadowed by surrounding trees. Tree has poor form and serves no aesthetic purposes. T2: Small but long branch low hanging over path. As it matures, would start to impede pathway. Limb holds no aesthetic or structural purposes. Self-set Yew growing out from the base of the Sycamore and through the crown. Would inevitably course stability concerns later down the line along with crossing and rubbing damage on mature scaffold limbs on the Sycamore. T3: Removal of lower deadwood only. T4: Holly stands approximately 9m tall with a crown width of 2.5m on East round to Southern aspect. suppressed on other sides. Tree has been previously pollarded at the 5m mark. Works would be to remove larger central stems and reduce the remaining. After the works there would be a residual height of 5m (probably a bit hig...

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Progress

Submitted
30 Apr 2026
— completed
Validated
30 Apr 2026
— completed
Consultation
— completed
Target date
— completed
Decided
19 May 2026
— completed

Application details

Reference
BH2026/01100
Local authority
Brighton
Postcode
BN1 5JJ
Ward
Westdene And Hove Park
Application type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Felling)
Property type
House

Key dates

Submitted
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Decided
19 May 2026

Estimated project value

£450–£3k

Typical UK cost for this job type, at South East rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.

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