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APP/26/00372 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees marked red on sketch map, multiple sycamores and smaller trees to be crown reduced by 2-3 metres so they are no longer hanging over delicate wall and conservatory. Trees within the Mill Lane Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Red line sketch plan Maps & Plans · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application · 28 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

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.
Mill Lane conservation area
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 ↗
Article 4 direction
0164B3. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation about 163 m away: Chichester and Langstone Harbours
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 679 m away: Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project
The site is about 679 m from the project boundary. Dam or reservoir, accepted for examination.
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 ↗
SSSI about 155 m away: Langstone Harbour SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Portsmouth to South Hayling about 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
National landscape about 146 m away: Chichester Harbour; Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 7 m away: 1661; Inside the Havant built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 area210 m² (2,260 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Havant
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
PO9 1RX
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
St Faiths
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days slower than Havant's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 85% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
123decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Reduce crown height of 1No. Willow tree by 2m leaving crown height of 5mand reduce crown…
APP/20/01150
2017 Approved
Repollard and remove two south facing lower limbs 1No. Willow (T1); Fell 1No. Yew (T2); C…
APP/17/00047
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Mulberry Tree (T1) - reduce two lowest western pointing lateral limbs by around 2.5m leav…
APP/25/00993
2025 Approved
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Mulberry Tree (T1) - reduce two lowest western pointing lateral limbs by around 2.5m leav…
APP/25/00993
2025 Approved
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
1 No. Ash (T2) - fell to ground level as it is suffering from ash die back. 1 No. Cypress…
APP/25/00997
2025 Approved
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
1 No. Ash (T2) - fell to ground level as it is suffering from ash die back. 1 No. Cypress…
APP/25/00997
2025 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No. Pyrus (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11) by 0.5metres all over; crown reduce…
APP/25/00671
2025 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No. Pyrus (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11) by 0.5metres all over; crown reduce…
APP/25/00671
2025 Approved
Shore House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Removal of 23No Conifers in rear garden western boundary. Removal of 6No Conifers nearer…
APP/25/00159
2025 Approved
Shore House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Removal of 23No Conifers in rear garden western boundary. Removal of 6No Conifers nearer…
APP/25/00159
2024 Approved
Field south of Driftway House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Fell 1No Ash within Conservation Area of Mill Lane.
APP/24/00782
2024 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No Pyrus (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11 on plan) by 0.5m all over. Crown redu…
APP/24/00847
2024 Withdrawn
Longueville, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Fell 1No. Rowan (T3) - this tree is dead and diseased and needs to be removed before it b…
APP/24/00912
2024 Withdrawn
Land Adjacent to Gulls Way, 7 Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
1 No. Sycamore fell. Tree within Mill Lane Conservation Area.
APP/24/00649
2024 Approved
Shore House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Front Loggia extension, side garage extension, single storey eastern extensions with firs…
APP/24/00302
2023 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No. Pyrus (pear) (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11) by 0.5 metres all over; crow…
APP/23/00983
2023 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No. Pyrus (pear) (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11) by 0.5 metres all over; crow…
APP/23/00983
2023 Approved
The Orchard, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
5No. Lombardy Poplars (T1-T5 on plan) reduce height to previous pollard points (approx 4m…
APP/23/00673
2023 Approved
The Orchard, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
5No. Lombardy Poplars (T1-T5 on plan) reduce height to previous pollard points (approx 4m…
APP/23/00673
2022 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No. Pyrus (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11) by 0.5metres all over, crown reduce…
APP/22/00989
2022 Approved
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Crown reduce 6No. Pyrus (T1, T2, T3, T9, T10 and T11) by 0.5metres all over, crown reduce…
APP/22/00989
2022 Approved
Flint House Lodge, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Proposed demolition of rear single storey attached store to accommodate replacement bi fo…
APP/22/00696
2017 Approved
5 Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Single storey rear extension; alterations to existing pool house; new detached car port…
APP/17/00176
2017 Approved
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Single storey extension to front and side elevations. Pitched roofs and tile hanging to t…
APP/17/00062
2016 Withdrawn
5 Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Demolition of existing single storey structure, proposed single storey rear extension, al…
APP/16/00929
2016 Approved
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Cut back lower laterals (garden side) by 2.5m 1No. Ash; reduce height by 3m and reduce lo…
APP/16/00866
2016 Approved
4 Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Removal of Leyland Cypress hedge and replace with container grown Pleached Hornbeam hedge…
APP/16/00761
Havant
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#235 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Havant is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #283 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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Havant decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #39 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #78 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #283 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #264 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
17 decided (1-9 homes)
57%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
21 decided
408
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.