The Hatchet Inn, Lower Chute, Andover, SP11 9DX Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/03600 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Copper Beech - 2.0-3.0m crown reduction in height a 1.5-2.0m reduction in crown width, removal of deadwood and minor crossing branches which do not form a natural brace. Crown lift to 5.0m above road level removing whole or part branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 03600.pdf Document · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice 03600.pdf PDF · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hatchetts, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 6 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.
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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.
North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Chute Cadley/Lower Chute 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 19 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Open access land about 30 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 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 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

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SP11 9DX
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Ludgershall North & Rural ED
Parish
Chute CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
6 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 10 days faster than Wiltshire's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,247decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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30 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Copper Beech tree - 20% crown reduction and thin
PL/2024/06616
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
LOWERHOUSE FARM, LOWER CHUTE, ANDOVER, SP11 9DX
2 Ash Trees (A1/A2) suffering die back - FELL for safety 2 Dead Trees (D1/D2) - FELL for…
PL/2024/07554
2024 Approved
LOWERHOUSE FARM, LOWER CHUTE, ANDOVER, SP11 9DX
A – group of Crab Apple trees – prune B – Black Locust tree – prune to 5ft – 8ft C – grou…
PL/2024/07122
2024 Approved
STAR HOUSE, HATCHETT HILL, LOWER CHUTE, ANDOVER, SP11 9DX
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2024 Approved
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Formation of solar array and formation of bund (part retrospective)
PL/2024/01753
2024 Approved
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PL/2024/00244
2024 Approved
Lowerhouse Farm, War Memorial Square North East Towards Chute Cadley, Lower Chute, Andover, SP11 9DX
Proposed rendering of dwelling. Fenestration changes. Internal alterations.
PL/2023/11133
2023 Withdrawn
Lowerhouse Farm, Lower Chute, Andover, SP11 9DX
Formation of solar array
PL/2023/09379
2023 Approved
LOWERHOUSE FARM, LOWER CHUTE, ANDOVER, SP11 9DX
Ash (1) FELL Ash group (2) FELL Sycamore (4) FELL Ash (5) FELL Ash Group (7) FELL
PL/2023/09572
2023 Approved
LOWERHOUSE FARM, LOWER CHUTE, ANDOVER, SP11 9DX
Hawthorn - Fell Cherry - prune and remove dead wood Quince - prune Crab Apple - Fell
PL/2023/07802
2023 Approved
LOWERHOUSE FARM, LOWER CHUTE, ANDOVER, SP11 9DX
Ash Tree (labelled "ASH" on plan) - Fell - Dieback in crown Hawthorn (labelled "H/T" on p…
PL/2023/06389
2022 Approved
Stables at Lowerhouse Farm, Lower Chute, SP11 9DX
Goat Willow (south west of gate) - cut back to reduce height and encourage new growth App…
PL/2022/08828
2022 Approved
War Memorial Square, Lower Chute, SP11 9DX
Number and Groups matching those given in sketch plan GROUP A Work to protect local house…
PL/2022/07719
2020 Withdrawn
Lowerhouse Farm War Memorial Square North East Towards Chute Cadley Lower Chute SP11 9DX
T1 - Ash - fell to ground level - tree has Ash Die-back
20/04614/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Lowerhouse Farm Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Ash Tree - Remove
20/04554/DDD
2020 Withdrawn
Hatchetts Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Semi Mature Horse Chestnut - Remove
20/04220/DDD
2020 Withdrawn
Stables Cottage Lower Chute SP11 9DX
Fell 1 Ash Tree and 1 Hawthorn
20/01797/TCA
2019 Approved
Lowerhouse Farm Lower Chute Andover SP11 9DX
Conversion and extension of outbuilding and stables to form 2 no. dwellings (Plots 1 and…
19/07609/LBC
2019 Approved
Lowerhouse Farm Lower Chute Andover SP11 9DX
Conversion and extension of outbuildings and stables to form 3 dwellings (amended scheme…
19/07460/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Lowerhouse Farm Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Conversion and extension of outbuildings and stables to form 2 no. dwellings with convers…
19/02213/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
Lowerhouse Farm Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Conversion and extension of outbuildings and stables to form 2 no. dwellings with convers…
19/01970/FUL
2018 Refused
Lowerhouse Farm Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Conversion and extension of outbuildings and stables to form 3 dwellings
18/04151/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
Hatchetts Lower Chute SP11 9DX
T1 & T2 - Ash trees - reduce overhanging limbs by up to 2m T3 - Oak tree - reduce overhan…
18/05717/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Village Green adjacent to Elm Cottage Lower Chute LOWER CHUTE SP11 9DX
Lift the crowns of 3 x Beech Trees and 1 Cherry Tree to clear ground
16/10432/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Elm Cottage Lower Chute Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Hawthorn : Reduce the tree to 2 meters above ground level.
16/00738/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Elm Cottage Lower Chute Andover Wiltshire SP11 9DX
Oak Treee. See arborist report.
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Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% 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 (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings