Ladywell House Ladywell Lane Alresford Hampshire SO24 9DF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01770/TPC - Tree In A Conservation Area Current

Proposal

(submitted as ) Description of Works G1 Mixed hedge on the Southern boundary, running parallel to road. G1 is a mixed hedge, consisting of Cottoneaster, Bay, Viburnham, Beech, Thuja and Portuguese Laurel, now extensively overgrown, causing a neucance to the neighbouring properties abd road users. The hedge was double planted, making now extremely dense and unmanageable. Reduce width, by removing northern vegetation and laterals. Reduce remaing hedge to 3m from ground level. Trim laterals encroaching onto road . Chip back into boarder as a mulch for renaining hedge . Grind stumps of any shrubs removed Description of Works Any stand alone Tree will be retained, as a feature tree within the hedge line . T1 Box Elder withon front drive Southern boundary. Dryads Saddle found on the southern stem at ground level (assumed to have fallen from historical wound) The crown spreads over the road and now encroaching onto neighbouring dwelling. Reduce Southern laterals by up to 4m from branch tips and eastern branch by up to 4m or nearest suitable live pruning points. Rebalance accordingly Overhead powerline to be shrouded prior to works commencing Description of Works T2 T3 Dead Ash and Dead Birch. Sectional fell to just above ground level with the use of MEWP. Description of Works G2 Laurel hedge Northern boundary adjacent to house. Sectional fell to just above ground level. Grind stumps to approximately 300mm bellow ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Oct 2026 and 16 Oct 2026, from Winchester's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
New Alresford 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.
Heritage at risk: New Alresford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 60 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.
Public footpath 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument 95 m away: Alresford Bridge
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 ↗
SSSI 60 m away: Alresford Pond 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
19 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the New Alresford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

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
Winchester
Application type
Tree In A Conservation Area
Postcode
SO24 9DF
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
ALRESFORD AND ITCHEN VALLEY WARD
Parish
New Alresford Town Council
Case officer
Show
Agent
Titchfield Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Winchester usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 47.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
240decided 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

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