Sycamore House Church Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AS Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01965/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1. Large Sycamore, reduce height between 1-3m leaving a final height above 11m. Reduce radial span by 1-3m leaving radial span of no less than 7m. Ameliorate soil containing roots where possible. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
Special area of conservation 243 m away: East Hampshire Hangers
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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade II*, 38 m away · 1 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 980 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is 980 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 243 m away: Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the East Worldham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £926,500 in September 2012. Detached house, freehold.

17 September 2012£926,500

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

Building

Floor area300 m² (3,229 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (82 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
GU34 3AS
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Binsted, Bentley & Selborne Ward
Parish
Worldham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Paul Knight Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 28 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
445decided 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

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14942502
Planning Portal ref
PP-14942502
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.