Lynchets Bones Lane Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5SE Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02460/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Yew Tree - Reduce select branches on west side by 1.5m from 7m to keep clear of roof. Reduce select branches on other elevations by 1.5m to rebalance and keep clear of silver Birch. Copper Beech - Crown lift 6m from ground to clear garage roofs. Reduce east side by 3m from 8m to rebalance crown and keep clear of buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jun 2026
Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Rock Cottage, Grade II, 56 m away · 2 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Buriton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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 in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU31 5SE
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Buriton & East Meon Ward
Parish
Buriton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 31 days slower than South Downs's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
318decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No