St Cross Grange Residential Care Home 140 St Cross Road Winchester Hampshire SO23 9RJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01681/TPC - Tree In A Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Tree 1 Holly - Fell Tree 2 Holly - Fell Tree 3 Lime - Remove epicormic growth up to 15??m above ground level and raise crown over parking bay to 6 m, pruning cuts to be no greater than 75 mm in diameter. Tree 4 Poplar - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 11

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.
Winchester 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 276 m away: River Itchen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 276 m away: Alresford Pond SSSI; National park 252 m away: South Downs; National infrastructure project 1839 m away: M3 Junction 9 Improvement; Inside the Winchester built-up area; Priority habitat 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1

Last sold for £3,716,935 in September 2023. Detached house, freehold.

20 September 2023£3,716,935Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area3,596 m² (38,707 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseResidential Institutions: Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
Tree In A Conservation Area
Postcode
SO23 9RJ
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
ST MICHAEL WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
That no objection be raised
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barrell Tree Consultancy
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 17 days faster than Winchester's median of 52 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
439decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15153129
Planning Portal ref
PP-15153129
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Winchester
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#177 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Winchester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Winchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #72 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #213 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #230 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
32 decided
918
Total decisions
60 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.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.