Waitrose 32 Alma Road Romsey Hampshire SO51 8AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01683/TREES - TREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH Approved

Proposal

2x Silver Birch 1x Maple 2x Silver Birch - 3 lighting columns to clear by pruning vegetation/tree branches on left hand (South western) boundary to achieve 1m clearance from the lamp posts Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 33 m away: Romsey; 12 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Romsey built-up area.
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 £10,907,000 in December 2023. Other property, freehold.

21 December 2023£10,907,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
7 December 2023£10,907,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area3,119 m² (33,573 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 31)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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 WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH
Postcode
SO51 8AS
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
ROMSEY ABBEY
Parish
ROMSEY TOWN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION refer to informatives
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
HRG Tree Surgeons Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 7 days faster than Test Valley's median of 31 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
502decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15133251
Planning Portal ref
PP-15133251
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Test Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #71 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Test Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #68 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #62 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #71 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #61 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
50 decided
996
Total decisions
72 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.

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.