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Woodcote, Boyneswood Road, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5DY

49313/009Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 4 January 2024

Council decision: CONSENTDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

(EH95)81 - 4751404 No 2- Beech tree cut back branches over hanging footpath approx 4-5 metres and reduce height by 5-7 metresNo 3- Oak Tree reduce lowest northerly stem by 3 metres leaving an overall length of 5-6 metres and cut away from BT cableNo 4- Oak tree one sided canopy leaning towards property/driveway carry out approx 2-3 metre reduction leaving overall height of 13-14 metres and overall width of 7-8 metresNo 5 - Beech tree carry out approx 3-4 metre crown reduction leaving overall height of 15-16 metres and to match canopy of No 4 Oak, to also carry out 5.5 metre canopy raise from ground level over driveway/highwayNo 6 - Sycamore one sided South leaning canopy over neighbouring property reduce by approx 3-4 metres leaving an overall height of 14-16 metresNo 7 - Beech tree with included bark at 11 metres on the East side carry out approx 5-6 metres height reduction leaving approx 14-15 metres heightNo 8 - Beech tree carry out approx 3 -4 metre height reduction leaving an overall height of approx 18-19 metresNo 9 Twin stemmed Beech tree , East stem to be removed, Easterly lowest limb reduce to match canopy on Westerly stem, remaining West stem to be reduced to approx 18-19 metres in heightNo 10- Beech tree carry out 30% crown reduction leaving an overall height of 16-17 metres and overall width of 7-8 metresNo 11 - Beech tree carry out 30% crown reduction leaving an overall height of 18-19metres and overall width of 7-8 metresNo 12- Beech tree remove Northerly stem at approx 4 metres from ground level and carry out crown reduction leaving overall height of 18-19 metresNo 13- Beech tree carry out 30% crown reduction leaving an overall height of 18-19metres and overall width of 7-8 metresNo 14- Beech tree remove South stem to allow remaining stem to grow, reduce remaining crown by approx 3-4 metres leaving overall height of 18-20 metresNo 15- Beech tree carry out 30% crown reduction leaving an overall height of 18-19 metres and overall width of 6-7 metresNo 16- Beech tree carry out 30% crown reduction leaving an overall height of 18-20 metres and overall width of 7-8 metres

Received
25 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Four Marks & Medstead
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated5 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Jan

Decided in 91 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Woodcote, Boyneswood Road, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5DY. East Hampshire has handled 822 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 5 weeks longer than East Hampshire's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Four Marks & Medstead. 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 5DY
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Four Marks

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 October 2023
Consultation expiry
3 November 2023
Consultation start
6 October 2023
Consultation end
3 November 2023
Last date for comments
30 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Green Frontiers
Agent address
Midlands Farm, Mill Lane, Headley, GU35 0PB

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12432898
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, 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: East Hampshire

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