Orchard House Newnham Road Hook Hampshire RG27 9LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01081/TPO - Works to Trees Covered by a TPO Approved

Proposal

London Plane - Crown reduce on west side of canopy by 3m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

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

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 92 m away: Hook Common and Bartley Heath 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Thatched Bungalow, Grade II, 57 m away · 2 Grade II
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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hook (Hart) built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 43 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 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 2

Last sold for £311,000 in October 2000. Detached house, freehold.

12 October 2000£311,000
19 March 1998£215,000

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

Building

Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hart
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Postcode
RG27 9LX
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Hook
Parish
Hook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 29 days slower than Hart's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
325decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14947487
Planning Portal ref
PP-14947487
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hart ranks #116 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hart decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #223 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #244 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #116 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #111 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
16 decided
698
Total decisions
114 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.