The Old Rectory High Street Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5RX Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02551/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Reduce the Horse Chestnut by up to 2m to suitable growth points on the East side. Raise any remaining branches to 6m from ground level. This work is to reduce the amount of silt build up in the pond that this tree heavily overhangs. This should improve the water quaility for the pond and wildlife. This will also help to rebalance the tree and reduce the substantial wieght on this side of the tree which reduces the likelihood of failure. the trees current dimentions are 12m wide and 18m tall. The new dimentions will be 10m wide and 18m tall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: The Old Rectory
List entry 1094622 · 10 m from the pin · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 16 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.
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
Local nature reserve 325 m away: Buriton Chalk Pit; Tree preservation order 11 m away: (EH27)76; Inside the Buriton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
GU31 5RX
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Buriton & East Meon Ward
Parish
Buriton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
East Hampshire District Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 10 days slower than South Downs's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
318decided 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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045271
Env. assessment
No