Land Adjoining Three Oaks Botley Road Bishops Waltham Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/02097/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Current

Proposal

T1 - Oak (Quercus sp.) Fell urgently and replace. Further to the original application, the tree sustained a second substantial vehicle impact during the night of 6 October 2026, compounding the extensive basal damage sustained on 10 May. The cumulative injuries have resulted in near-complete ring-barking of the lower stem, with extensive destruction of the cambial and phloem tissues. This will severely compromise the translocation of photosynthates to the root system, progressively depleting carbohydrate reserves and ultimately resulting in physiological decline and death. The extent of vascular disruption is effectively irreversible, with negligible prospects of successful wound occlusion or long-term survival. Furthermore, the extensive exposed woody tissues provide opportunities for colonisation by wood-decay organisms, potentially compromising structural integrity. Given the severity of the injuries, urgent consent for felling is requested, with replacement planting proposed further back from the highway to minimise future vehicle impacts. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:56

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Application progress

✓

Received

12 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Winchester's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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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.

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not 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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

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.

National infrastructure project 200 m away: Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project

The site is 200 m from the project boundary. Dam or reservoir, accepted for examination. Also within 2 km: Southampton to London Pipeline Project (decided, 1666 m).

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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 12 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.

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Important details

Council: Winchester
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Received: 12 Oct 2026
Validated: 12 Oct 2026
Ward: BISHOPS WALTHAM
Parish: Bishops Waltham Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Rowden Treescapes

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Winchester usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 52.

prediction

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target

60%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

439decided 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-15286853
Planning Portal ref: PP-15286853
Statutory expiry: 7 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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