Woodcote, Boyneswood Road, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5DY
Approved on 4 January 2024
Council decision: CONSENTDelegated (officer decision)
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
- ReceivedReceived25 Sep
- ValidatedValidated5 Oct
- Consult.Consultation3 Nov
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 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
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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202421 Oct
Single storey front extension to existing hallway, conversion of garage into new kitchen with external and…
PendingHouseholder49313/011 - 202215 Feb
#09-Sycamore in the north west corner of the rear garden. Reduce crown height by 3m, leaving a crown height…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order49313/008 - 202112 Apr
Tree #02 Beech - Reduce Eastern limb by 2.5m as per supplied photo. Trees #04, 05, 06 Ash - Fell. Tree #07…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order49313/007 - 202015 Apr
T1 Triple Sycamore - Reduce selective branches overhanging garage and house to give canopy height of around 6…
RefusedTree Preservation Order49313/006 - 20101 Sep
MATURE SYCAMORE, T1 AND T4; MATURE BEECH, T2 AND T3; MATURE ASH T5 AND T6, ALL LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order49313/001 - 200625 Jan
Crown lift to 6 metres the western side of the canopy two (2) mature Beech trees, adjacent to the eastern…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order49313
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