Highfield Hall University Halls Of Residence Omdurman Road Southampton SO17 1AW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00268/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 Oak (Holm) - Remove epicormic growth and basal shoots. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect T2 Beech - Remove major deadwood. Clear basal vegetation and re-inspect. T5 Cypress (Lawson) - Remove major deadwood. Clear vegetation. Reinspect. T11 False Acacia - Remove major deadwood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Reinspect. T12 False Acacia - Remove all dead wood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T13 False Acacia - Crown reduce extended limbs to West over highway by 3-4m and reshape to prevent failure onto highway. Remove major deadwood. T16 Laurel (Bay) - Crown reduce extended limbs to North over highway by 2m T18 Yew (Common) - Crown reduce extended limbs to North and West over highway and utility wires by 2-3m T22 Laurel (Bay) - Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear basal epicormic growth. Reinspect. T24 Strawberry Tree - Remove deadwood. Clear vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect T25 pittosporum - Remove major dead wood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Re-inspect T30 Laburnum - Cut back branches from building to give clearance of 2m. TG1 Mixed species group; Laurel, Bay Laurel, Holly, Beech - Cut back branches from overhanging boundary wall and footpath to give clearance of 2-3m to tidy back to site boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
around 16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Dec 2026, from Southampton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

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.
Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
SSSI 293 m away: Southampton Common SSSI; Inside the Southampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Southampton - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SO17 1AW
Received
around 16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Portswood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Southampton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 54.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
285decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
1991
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southampton
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#150 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Southampton ranks #158 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #117 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #137 of 296
63%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #158 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #154 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
109 decided
742
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use