THE OLD POST HOUSE Church Street, Ropley, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0DR Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0928-TCA - Trees in a conservation area applications Approved

Proposal

Mixed group of conifers and Holly. To fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Fordes, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 16 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 16 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Ropley 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 ↗
Public footpath about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project about 1509 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Ropley 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. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Trees in a conservation area applications
Postcode
SO24 0DR
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers
Parish
Ropley CP
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
C&D Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 28 days faster than East Hampshire's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
308decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Hampshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #293 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 72% 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 (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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East Hampshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #153 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #173 of 296
24%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #293 of 296
72%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #288 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
24 decided
606
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026