TPO NUMBER EH532, STONEHILL FARM, WINCHESTER ROAD, ALTON Selborne Road, Selborne, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0900-TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Hawthorn Tree 3 - Fell to ground Common Ash Tree 4 - Reduce and reshape crown by 2m, focusing on removal of deadwood and reducing end weight on declining scaffolds. Remove dead and diseased wood. Hawthorn - Tree 5 - Fell to ground New trees have already been planted adjacent to these Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Tree preservation order: (EH532)02
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Priority habitat: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1151 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; National park 345 m away: South Downs; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Alton (East Hampshire) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Alton Whitedown
Parish
Alton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
CONSENT
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 18 days faster than East Hampshire's median of 60 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
331decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Hampshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #293 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 72% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Hampshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #153 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #173 of 296
24%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #293 of 296
72%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #288 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
24 decided
606
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026