Butterfield House 3 Silkstead Park Winchester Hampshire SO22 5TL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01701/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - Mixed species inc. Beech & Sycamore - Reduce height of x18 trees behind 2 & 3 Silkstead Park by one third (3-4m) and reduce lateral growth towards gardens by 1-1.5m. Semi mature woodland trees, client is looking to reduce trees leaving a high hedge effect preventing them from getting too tall behind rear garden. Only looking to reduce first row of trees behind the gardens, leaving further rows untouched. Permission obtained from Landowner. H2 - Beech - Coppice Beech hedge running along fence line at ground level. Previously topped hedge, looking to coppice at ground level to allow for regeneration. G3 - Larch & Sycamore - Remove x1 dead Sycamore to ground level, remove x1 dead/ dying and x2 live Larch to ground level. Dead trees exempt safety works. Live Larch trees are potentially unstable and at risk to wind blow. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Winchester built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,350,000 in April 2022. Detached house, freehold.

1 April 2022£1,350,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area184 m² (1,981 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (91 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2022
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SO22 5TL
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
ST LUKE WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Test Way Trees Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 4 days slower than Winchester's median of 45 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
328decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165836
Planning Portal ref
PP-15165836
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Winchester
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#177 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Winchester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Winchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #72 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #213 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #230 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
32 decided
918
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.