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Units 3-4 Student Centre Cambridge Road Portsmouth PO1 2EF

25/00005/TPOWorks to Tree Preservation Order TreesWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 20 January 2025

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Within Tree preservation order 190, (T44) London plane (platanus × acerifolia) - Crown raise south-east section of the tree up to 5m from ground level, reduce back lower to branches on south-east side by 1.5m to suitable growth point; (T9) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Crown raise 3m from ground level, crown reduce tree up to 1m; (T58) Oak (Quercus robur) - Crown raise up to 3m from ground level on south-east side of the tree, crown raise up to 5m from ground level on northwest side of the tree, reduce back northwest side of the crown by up to 2.5-3m, and reduce back height and remaining crown by up to 1m to balance out the crown; (T67) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Crown raise up to 5m above ground level, reduce crown of tree back by up to 1.5m, and reduce back crown on lower side of the north west side by up to 2m; (T46,T47) London plane (platanus × acerifolia) and (T48, T49,T51) False acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) - Fell and remove down to a stump.

Received
3 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Thomas
Agent
JH Tree Services Hampshire Ltd
  1. Received3 Jan
  2. Validated3 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 17 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Units 3-4 Student Centre Cambridge Road Portsmouth PO1 2EF. Portsmouth has handled 146 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 17 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across St Thomas. We hold 195 applications in total for the PO1 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
PO1 2EF
Application type
Works to Tree Preservation Order Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 January 2025
Consultation expiry
5 February 2025
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 February 2025
Last date for comments
5 February 2025
Target decision date
28 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
JH Tree Services Hampshire Ltd
Agent address
17 Silverdale Drive Waterlooville PO7 6DN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13670521
Comments
0
Documents
2
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Old PortsmouthPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Iron Railings to Former Clarence Barracks Set Between Gate PiersOn or next to this site
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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