Oakley Lodge 500 Worting Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG23 8PU Data via plota.co.uk

T/00281/26/TCA - Works to Trees - Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

G1 - Grey Poplars x 4 - repollard to maintain manageable size in tight area G2 - Ash x 2 - Fell due to signs of Ash dieback Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Worting 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Basingstoke 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area415 m² (4,467 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 29)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees - Conservation Areas
Postcode
RG23 8PU
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Winklebury & Manydown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
HRG Tree Surgeons Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
390decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031771
Planning Portal ref
PP-15031771
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Basingstoke
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#143 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Basingstoke ranks #189 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basingstoke decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #75 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #49 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #189 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #198 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,076
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.