Hawthorne Cottage Shirnall Hill Upper Farringdon Alton Hampshire GU34 3DS Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01962/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Cypress tree remove top 3m leaving a final height of 5m to improve light and reduce risk of wind damage. T2. Silver birch, reduce height by 4m leaving a final height of 8m and reduce radial span by 2m leaving a radial span of 2m. To improve light, reduce risk of wind damage and reduce yearly leave fall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 May 2026
✗
Refused
6 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Aug 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Report · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Hawthorn Cottage
List entry 1093951 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Farringdon conservation area
Also Farringdon. 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National infrastructure project 994 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is 994 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Upper Farringdon 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 scheduled monument at the site

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

Building

Floor area162 m² (1,744 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Downs
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU34 3DS
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Binsted, Bentley & Selborne Ward
Parish
Farringdon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Objection
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Paul Knight Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 36 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 3% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14942438
Planning Portal ref
PP-14942438
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Horse Chesnut - Fell
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2020 Approved
T1 - Removal of Cherry Tree
SDNP/20/02561/TCA
2016 Approved
Clad rebuilt store with feather edge oak boarding instead of brickwork (variation to SDNP…
SDNP/16/05681/NMA
2016 Approved
replacement single storey side extension and re-tiling main roof meeting 9 August 2016 wi…
SDNP/16/03757/PRE
2016 Approved
proposed pitched roof to replace existing mono pitch roof and replace roof tiling to rear…
SDNP/16/00093/PRE
Within ~100m

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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
Hawthorne Cottage Shirnall Hill Upper Farringdon Alton GU34 3DS
T1. Silver Birch. Crown reduction by approximately 3 metres all over. Crown lifting by ap…
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2020 Approved
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single storey extension to rear - meeting 16 June 2020
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
Jordans Shirnall Hill Upper Farringdon Alton Hampshire GU34 3DS
First floor extension to side/rear
SDNP/17/00560/HOUS
2017 Approved
Jordans Shirnall Hill Upper Farringdon Alton Hampshire GU34 3DS
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2016 Approved
Hawthorne Cottage Shirnall Hill Upper Farringdon Alton GU34 3DS
Listed Building Consent for a single storey side extension and retile roof
SDNP/16/05659/LIS
2016 Approved
Hawthorne Cottage Shirnall Hill Upper Farringdon Alton GU34 3DS
Single storey side extension and retile roof
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2016 Approved
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First floor extension to side/rear
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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.