Mornington House Walldown Road, Whitehill, Bordon, Hampshire, GU359AB Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0590-TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Prune X 4 trees by 2-3 metres overhanging building causing damage. Trees are on adjacent land. Trim requires branches to make clearance from side of building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Local nature reserve about 43 m away: Deadwater Valley
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: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National park about 127 m away: South Downs; Radon affected area, class 4; Scheduled monument about 214 m away: Walldown enclosures; SSSI about 397 m away: Woolmer Forest SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Whitehill (East Hampshire) built-up area; Priority habitat about 14 m away: Lowland dry acid grassland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
GU35 9AB
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham
Parish
Whitehill CP
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
CONSENT
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 32 days slower than East Hampshire's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
329decided 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
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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