Beacon Hill View Church Lane Exton Hampshire SO32 3NU Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02568/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

I propose to fell/dismantle 2 self seeded sycamore trees. The trees in question are in a hedge row. The height of them is roughly 25ft with a diameter of 6 inches. I will be climbing these trees and dismantling. The trees will eventually pose a threat to surrounding property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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.
Exton 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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade II, about 45 m from the postcode pin · 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 2; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Meonstoke and Corhampton 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 4

Last sold for £820,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

21 January 2026£820,000
4 May 2018£715,000
31 January 2014£493,000
31 August 2004£499,000

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
SO32 3NU
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
Parish
Exton Parish Meeting
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, 30 days faster than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. 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

Alt. reference
PP-15048086
Planning Portal ref
PP-15048086
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 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.