The Kings Church Somers Road Southsea PO5 4QA
Approved on 7 June 2024
Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Within Tree Preservation Order 54; (T11) Copper beech, crown reduce by up to 2m in height, reduce laterals by up to 3m, leaving a total width of around 6m
- Received
- 26 March 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Agent
- Hampshire Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated17 Apr
- Consult.Consultation10 May
- TargetTarget Date12 Jun
- DecidedDecided7 Jun
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Kings Church Somers Road Southsea PO5 4QA. Portsmouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Portsmouth's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across St Thomas. 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 4QA
- Application type
- Works to Tree Preservation Order Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 April 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 10 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 April 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 May 2024
- Last date for comments
- 14 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 12 June 2024
- Decision issued
- 11 June 2024
- Permission expires
- 11 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Hampshire Tree Services
- Agent address
- 1 Northney farmhouse St peters road Hayling island po11 0rx
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 19 April 2024
- Site notice end
- 10 May 2024
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Portsmouth
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