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Yew Tree House Farleigh Road Preston Candover Hampshire RG25 2DN

T/00371/23/TCAWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 17 October 2023

Council decision: Raise No Objection

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Silver Birch - reduce the top crown in height by 2.5m, stem diameter no greater than 35mm; 2nd eastern, over extended lateral back to source (35mm stem diameter); 2nd northern over extended lateral overhanging the neighbouring roof to reduce by 2m back to fork. Side canopy to blend in by reducing by circa 1m; crown lift skirt secondary and tertiary foliage by 2m. T2 - Silver Birch to reduce in height by 2.5m and blend in the canopy so that T1 and T2 are as one tree. T3 - Prunus to reduce and shape by 20%. Cuts no greater than 25mm-30mm. T4 - Himalayan Silver Bitch to reduce by 20%. Crown lift 3m. Cuts no greater than 25mm-30mm. T5 - Silver Birch - Fell. to dismantle to lowest level. Signs of decline, soil erosion around the bank exposing the roots; if tree to fail could cause damage to the property, tree nearing later stage of life span age. Works in accordance with BS3998(2010), nearest best practice pruning

Received
6 September 2023
Public comments
2
Ward
Oakley & The Candovers
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Sep
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided17 Oct

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Yew Tree House Farleigh Road Preston Candover Hampshire RG25 2DN. Basingstoke has handled 1,580 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker than Basingstoke's typical decision time. The site is in the Preston Candover conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Oakley & The Candovers. We hold 843 applications in total for the RG25 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG25 2DN
Application type
Works to Trees - Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
PRESTON CANDOVER CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 September 2023
Consultation expiry
28 September 2023
Consultation end
28 September 2023
Last date for comments
28 September 2023
Target decision date
19 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Belle Vue West Hill Road North South Wonston Winchester SO21 3HN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12438334
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Preston Candover
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, National Landscapes, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Basingstoke

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