48 Stoke Lane Hurstbourne Priors Hampshire RG28 7SB Data via plota.co.uk

T/00422/26/TCA - Works to Trees - Conservation Areas Registered

Proposal

T1 Cypress: reduce to hedge height leaving a minimum height of no less than 2 metres T2 Cypress: fell to near ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Basingstoke's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 6 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 8

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.
North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Hurstbourne Priors 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: The Long House, Grade II, 33 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 190 m away: Hurstbourne Park.
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 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 area128 m² (1,378 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (17 out of 100), could reach F
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, electric
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, 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
RG28 7SB
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Evingar
Parish
HURSTBOURNE PRIORS CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bee Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Basingstoke usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
350decided 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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15218669
Planning Portal ref
PP-15218669
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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.