Lower Mill Farm Newnham Lane Old Basing Hampshire RG24 7AT Data via plota.co.uk

T/00358/26/TCA - Works to Trees - Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

G1- Thin apple trees within Orchard by 20% removing deadwood and crossing branches. Reduce Cherry trees by 1.5-2m near previous pruning points to maintain size and shape due to stem defects. G2- Cherry x4 rescue by 1.5-2m where needed to maintain size and shape due to stem defects. T1- Purple Norway Maple, reduce to 1m below previous reduction points to maintain smaller crown and allow even shaped canopy before Electric company need to come and distort shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Lower Mill Farm Barn 20 Yards South-East of Yeomans
List entry 1092859 · 1 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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 ↗
Old Basing 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 138 m away: Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 335 m away: The Mill Field; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Old Basing built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

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 area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 121)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, 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
RG24 7AT
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Basing And Upton Grey
Parish
OLD BASING AND LYCHPIT CP
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Lightfoot Tree Service

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15145289
Planning Portal ref
PP-15145289
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 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

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.