Stoke Cottage Chapel Road Meonstoke Hampshire SO32 3NJ Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/00601/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Removal of 10 Ash trees on the roadside of Chapel Road, all trees have Ash dieback. T1: Ash, Triple stem from base, remove one main stem leaning over the road. T2: Ash, splits into two stems @ 1.5m. Fell. T3: Ash, larger than T2, splits into two stems @ 1.5m. Fell. T4: Ash, single stem. Fell. T5: Ash, single stem. Fell. T6: Ash, Single stem, roadside lean. Fell. T7: ash, large, heavily leaning towards the garden, rot at base. Fell. G1: Ash, two small trees within stand of maple trees. Fell. G2: Ash, two stand-alone single-stem ash trees (small). Fell. T11, Yew tree. reduce canopy overhanging the property to give 1m clearance from the property. G3, Yew and box trees, crown raise and lightly shape overhanging the road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Corhampton and Meonstoke 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Meonstoke and Corhampton built-up area; Priority habitat 34 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £615,000 in November 2003. Detached house, freehold.

28 November 2003£615,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SO32 3NJ
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
Parish
Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
TreeWorX Contractors Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 22 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
445decided in the last year

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

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14700197
Planning Portal ref
PP-14700197
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

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