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Ashmansworth Manor Bartletts Down Lane Ashmansworth Hampshire RG20 9SG

T/00237/23/TCAWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasWithdrawn

Proposal

Line of trees T1 to T7 on rear property boundary, medium mature trees crowded out inhibiting lower growth and broader tree health. Owner and neighbour would like to remove T 2, T4 and T6 in order to promote more balanced growth and shape of T1, T3, T5 and T7. Copper Beech T1 subtle crown lift to remove unhealthy lower lateral branches Copper Beech T7 subtle crown lift to remove unhealthy lower lateral branches Oak T2 Remove leaving 4m habitat pole Oak T4 Remove leaving 4m habitat pole Oak T6 Remove leaving 4m habitat pole Lower Ornamental T8 remove as now over grown by Copper Beech above and interfering with lower branches of T1 Ornamental Tennis Court T9 remove as old and unhealthy Lawson Cypress T10 remove as planted too close to neighbouring identical Lawson Cypress and causing imbalance in growth. Remove straight stem T10 and allow remaining tree to fill out Hornbeam hedge remove 30m hedge originally planted by owners in middle of rear garden but now excessively segmenting garden. Grind out stumps and extend lawn Yew T11 next to house is growing into the property and telephone lines. Owner wishes to subtly take back the tree by 2m on the house side whilst retaining shape and height, smaller branches only max cut 75mm Should permission to remove T2, T4 and T6 not be granted the owner would like to reduce the height of T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 by 5m and remove main leaders. This has been requested by our customer as well as the owner of rear property that this line of trees borders to the rear.

Received
22 June 2023
Decided
9 August 2023 · Application Withdrawn
Public comments
1
Ward
Evingar
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided9 Aug

Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Basingstoke94% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Ashmansworth Manor Bartletts Down Lane Ashmansworth Hampshire RG20 9SG. Basingstoke has handled 1,496 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 48 days, 2 weeks longer than Basingstoke's median. The site is in the Ashmansworth conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across Evingar. We hold 960 applications in total for the RG20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
T/00237/23/TCA
Address
Ashmansworth Manor Bartletts Down Lane Ashmansworth Hampshire RG20 9SG
Postcode
RG20 9SG
Local Authority
Basingstoke
Application Type
Works to Trees - Conservation Areas
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Withdrawn
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Evingar
Parish
ASHMANSWORTH CP

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Highclere Tree Works
Agent Address
Cedarwood Oakley Lane Wash Water RG20 9AQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 June 2023
Consultation Expiry
20 July 2023
Target Decision Date
10 August 2023
Date Decided
9 August 2023
Date Validated
29 June 2023
Date Submitted
22 June 2023
Consultation End
20 July 2023
Last Date for Comments
20 July 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Withdrawn
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12257724
Comments
1
Documents
13
Coordinates
51.314130, -1.405215
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Basingstoke

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ashmansworth
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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