26 Hilfield Yateley Hampshire GU46 6XP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01608/TPO - Works to Trees Covered by a TPO Registered

Proposal

T1. Lime - Crown reduction by up to 4m (20%), pruning back to previous points of reduction while maintaining a balanced, natural canopy shape and crown lift to 6m by removing epicormic growth on main stem. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 17 Nov 2026, from Hart's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Staplens Cottage, Grade II, 59 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area 357 m away: Thames Basin Heaths; SSSI 357 m away: Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons SSSI; Inside the Yateley built-up area.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Hart
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Postcode
GU46 6XP
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
East Yateley
Parish
Yateley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acer Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Hart usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 53.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
325decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15238566
Planning Portal ref
PP-15238566
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hart ranks #116 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hart decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #223 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #244 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #116 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #111 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
16 decided
698
Total decisions
114 refused in the year to March 2026

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