Heatherside Junior School Reading Road South Fleet Hampshire GU52 7TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01217/CA - To do Works to Trees in a Con Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1. Red Oak - Crown lift branches over path and road, work to include removing 3 major limbs to source which overhang road and path (see photo Red Oak 1b). T2. Sycamore - Crown lift to 5m over path and road. T3. Robinia - Crown lift to 5m over path and road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Hart's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Basingstoke Canal4 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 ↗
SSSI 70 m away: Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Fleet built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
To do Works to Trees in a Con Area
Postcode
GU52 7TH
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Fleet Central
Parish
Fleet Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 55, past Hart's usual 51 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 20 Oct 2026.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
258decided 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 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097051
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 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