Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE

21/00089/TPOWorks to Tree Preservation Order TreesApproved

Approved on 8 April 2021

Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Within Tree Preservation Order 17 - (T73)(Aesculus hippocastanum) - Horse Chestnut - Removal of deadwood in crown. 2-3m lateral reduction. Crown lift to 3 metres above ground level by removing small diameter branches < 75mm; (T74)(Crataegus) - Hawthorn - Fell Tree. Tree to be replaced by one of the following: magnolia, ornamental cherry, olive or liquid amber; (T72)(Castanea sativa) - Sweet Chestnut. Crown reduction by 2-2.5m. Reduce radial branch spread by 2-2.5m with a maximum diameter of live pruning wounds <100mm. Crown clean and thin by removing deadwood; (T71)(Tilia × europaea) - European Lime Crown reduction back to previous pruning points. Crown clean by removing deadwood. Remove epicormic growth at the base. Manage ivy.

Received: 20 January 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Portsmouth City Council
Ward: St Jude

ReceivedReceived20 Jan
ValidatedValidated16 Feb
Consult.Consultation15 Mar
TargetTarget Date13 Apr
DecidedDecided8 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE. Portsmouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Portsmouth's typical decision time. The site is in the Owen's Southsea conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across St Jude. We hold 583 applications in total for the PO5 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Portsmouth City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: PO5 3HE
Application type: Works to Tree Preservation Order Trees
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 February 2021
Consultation expiry: 15 March 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 18 February 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 15 March 2021
Last date for comments: 15 March 2021
Target decision date: 13 April 2021
Decision issued: 13 April 2021
Permission expires: 13 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: FAO Mr Nathan Primus
Agent address: 32 Russell Road Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9HP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09412738
Comments: 0
Documents: 17
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Owen's Southsea
Listed building: Grade II: Annesley HouseOn this site · +1 more
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, 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 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.

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Source: Portsmouth

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