208 Castle Street Portchester Fareham PO16 9QN Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/1006/TC Under Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Work To Trees In Conservation Area. Crown Raise All Trees Within The Compound Back To Previous Heights. Reduce Canopy Back On The Trees On The West Side Of The Compound Back To Boundary. Reduce X1 Ash Tree By 4M In Height And Width (T1) Reduce X1 Hawthorn By 1M In Height And Width (T2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Sept 2026, from Fareham's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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.
Portchester Castle Street 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Portchester. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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
Inside the Portsmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Fareham
Postcode
PO16 9QN
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Portchester Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arb Elite Tree Care Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Fareham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 14.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Reduce X2 Sycamore Trees Overhanging From Fareham Land (G1) Back To The Boundary, Wounds…
P/23/1291/TC
2023 Approved
Reduce X2 Sycamore Trees Overhanging From Fareham Land (G1) Back To The Boundary, Wounds…
P/23/1291/TC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
Portchester Sailing Club 208 Castle Street Portchester Fareham PO16 9QW
Discharge Of Condition 5 (Archaeology) Attached To Planning Permission P/15/0099/Fp
P/15/0099/DP/A
2016 Approved
Portchester Sailing Club 208 Castle Street Portchester Fareham PO16 9QN
Fell One Supressed Oak Within Castle Street Conservation Area.
P/16/0820/TC
Fareham
Planning Authority Score
9.5/10
Excellent
#1 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Fareham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #18 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fareham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
98%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #1 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #3 of 296
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #18 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #23 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
23 decided
583
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings