16 Berber Close Whiteley Fareham PO15 7HF Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/0102/TO Approved

Proposal

Oak - Remove Epicormic Branches Below Main Crown Break (As Circled In Image 1) Because Of Excessive Shading, Excessive Acorn Shedding. Also Remove Small Diameter Branch (As Circles In Image 2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Committee
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Fareham Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the limited pruning was necessary and would not harm the tree or its public amenity benefit.
  • No consultation was undertaken and no representation letters were received.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant permission, subject to conditions and delegated authority over them.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tree works, officers’ assessment, consultation response, committee vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Fareham's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 7

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodland 15 m away
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 365 m away: Gull Coppice; Inside the Whiteley built-up area; Priority habitat 16 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £362,000 in August 2015. Detached house, freehold.

28 August 2015£362,000
23 October 1997£109,995New build

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

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Important details

Council
Fareham
Postcode
PO15 7HF
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Sarisbury & Whiteley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 25 days slower than Fareham's median of 17 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
128decided in the last year

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

Fareham
Planning Authority Score
9.5/10
Excellent
#1 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Fareham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #18 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fareham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
98%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #1 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #3 of 296
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #18 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #23 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
23 decided
583
Total decisions
14 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