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26/00249/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

T2 Mountain Ash Fell close to ground level (approx. 50mm). T16 Lime Remove major deadwood. Remove epicormic growth to 6m annually. T17 Horse Chestnut Crown reduce and reshape extended limb to south by 2-3m over site entrance. Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Reinspect. T18 Horse Chestnut Remove all deadwood. Prune epicormic growth to 4m. Clear basal vegetation. Reinspect. T34 Sycamore Remove epicormic growth to 2m T37 Lime Remove epicormic growth to pollard Crown. T38 Lime (Common) Remove basal epicormic growth. Crown lift to 3m. T90 Yew (Common) Remove major dead wood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Southampton's recent tree and landscaping works.

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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
SSSI 203 m away: Southampton Common 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Southampton built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 45 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 13 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SO17 1BF
Received
around 30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Portswood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Climbers Way Tree Care LTD

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Southampton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 54.

Day 2036 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 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
1994
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 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