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Alton Convent School, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NG

21560/027Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 15 April 2024

Council decision: CONSENTDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Ash (1) - crown reduction to a 4m crown spread radius on west & north side.Holly (2) - fell for fence integrity.Yew (3) - fell for fence integrity.Sycamore (4) - fell for fence integrity.Elm (5) - fell for fence integrity.H Chestnut (6) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.Red Oak (7) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.Horse Chestnut (8) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.Holly (9) - fell for fence integrity.Oak (10) - deadwood.H Chestnut (11) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.H Chestnut (12) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.S Chestnut (13) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.Oak (14) - cut back to leave no more than 2m vertical clearance from tennis fence.Oak (15) - lift to 6m to clear fence.Horse Chestnut (16) - 2068 20% thin to protect from heavy winds.Hornbeam (17) - 2187 fell dead trunk(G5) & (G7) (EH114) (Alton Convent School, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NG) Tree Preservation Order 2020

Received
5 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Alton Holybourne
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 63 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Alton Convent School, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NG. East Hampshire has handled 822 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 7 days longer than East Hampshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Alton Holybourne. We hold 1,559 applications in total for the GU34 postcode area.

92% of trees applications at East Hampshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU34 2NG
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Alton

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2024
Consultation expiry
13 March 2024
Consultation start
14 February 2024
Consultation end
13 March 2024
Last date for comments
8 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Andrew Murray Tree Surgeons
Agent address
85 Mount Pleasant Road, ALTON, GU34 2RS

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12780124
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: area-2323-tpo-1Part of the site · +5 more
  • Brownfield land register: Alton Convent School Car Park, AltonRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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: East Hampshire

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