38 Wellhouse Road, Beech, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 4AH Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0873-TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Tree 1 - Beech - tip reduction to reduct the canopy horizontal extent - tapering with height to produce dome form as far as reasonable bearing in mind following a recent failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Aug 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Greenacre St Teresa's Wellhouse Cottages, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Beech built-up area; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £1,345,000 in April 2023. Detached house, freehold.

28 April 2023£1,345,000
11 February 2011£1,275,000

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

Building

Floor area374 m² (4,026 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (82 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2023, 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

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
GU34 4AH
Received
2 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Bentworth & Froyle
Parish
Beech CP
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
CONSENT
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Sapling Arboriculture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 14 days faster than East Hampshire's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
308decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Hampshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #293 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 72% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Hampshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #153 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #173 of 296
24%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #293 of 296
72%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #288 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
24 decided
606
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026

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.