Marwell Wildlife Thompsons Lane Owslebury Hampshire SO21 1JH Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/00610/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Arboricultural risk management Works to 55 trees & 1 group of 30 trees For ease of identification on site trees with whole numbers have a corresponding metal tag fixed to the stem. 12 trees and 1 group of trees (G32) are protected by W1 (woodland) of TPO 1215 43 trees are judged to be of sufficient age (more than 38 years of age) to have been present when A1 (area) of TPO 1215 was made in 1988. Fell for Management - 18 trees & 1 group of 30 trees: 17 ash T210.3, T214.1, T218.1, T219.1, T225.1, T225.2, T225.3, T226.1, T240, T1248, T1281.1, T1286.2; T1302.1, T1309, T1359, T1367, T1368, G32 (x 30 trees) & 1 beech T1242 Prune for Management ? 24 English oak: T123, T124, T227, T239, T245, T252, T259, T264, T1236, T1243, T1255, T1262, T1265, T1271, T1289, T1294, T1355, T1361, T1363, T1364, T1365, T1366, T1369 & T1370 Crown Reduction ? 13 English oak :T35, T220, T225, T257, T265, T1248, T1258, T1284, T1295, T1296, T1300, T1301 & T1360 Reason: Arboricultural & risk management works. The area A1 known as Vineyard Copse is to be used as a recreation and outdoor classroom area for the adjacent nursey school and requires an elevated risk management approach. Replacement planting: Fifteen English oak trees of local site provenance which are being container grown on site. To be planted in suitable open locations to ensure successful development. Notification is also given of an intention to undertake management works to 40 trees & 4 groups of trees within A1 which are either exempted from the need for formal application or judged to be of insufficient age to have been present at the time the order was made. 5 trees are dead. Oaks: T215, T254, T263, T1241 & T1295.1 34 trees & 4 groups of trees are judged to be of insufficient age (less than 38 years of age) to have been present when A1 (area) of TPO 1215 was made in 1988. Fell for Management 37 trees : Ash (22) T210.1, T210.4, T219.2, T220.1, T220.2, T220.3, T220.4, T1236.1, T1236.2, T1244.1, T1249, T1250, T1251.2, T Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Site constraints 10

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.
Ancient woodland 8 m away: Vineyard Copse
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Scheduled monument 39 m away: Park pale at Marwell, south-east of Cowleaze Copse
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 ↗
Public bridleway 24 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.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1154 m away: Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project; Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Fisher's Pond built-up area; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area355 m² (3,821 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 67)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SO21 1JH
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
Parish
Owslebury and Morestead Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SoundWood Tree Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 57 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14683898
Planning Portal ref
PP-14683898
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.