17 Paddock Fields Old Basing Hampshire RG24 7DB Data via plota.co.uk

T/00323/26/TPO - Works to Trees - TPO Refused

Proposal

T1 - Leylandii cypress - Remove to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
25 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Old Basing 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 103 m away: Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 230 m away: The Mill Field
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Old Basing built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

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 £1,050,000 in October 2019. Detached house, freehold.

21 October 2019£1,050,000

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

Building

Floor area242 m² (2,605 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees - TPO
Postcode
RG24 7DB
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Basing And Upton Grey
Parish
OLD BASING AND LYCHPIT CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Masons Tree Management

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 8 days slower than Basingstoke's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 2% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
350decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097581
Planning Portal ref
PP-15097581
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Basingstoke
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#143 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Basingstoke ranks #189 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basingstoke decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #75 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #49 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #189 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #198 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,076
Total decisions
90 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.