Cotton Road Portsmouth PO3 6FL
Approved on 7 April 2025
Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
Within Tree Preservation Order 247; (T31) Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), remove epicormic growth. (T9, T10 & T11), Birch (Betula), Cut back lower southern branches by 2m. (T2) Sycamore (Platanus), Crown Lift by up to 2.5m over pavement. (T1) Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), Crown lift by up to 5.4m over highway and cut back on East side by 2m. (T17) - Cedar (Cedrus), crown lift to 2.5m over footpath. (T24) - Cedar (Cedrus), remove broken limb mid crown
- Received
- 12 February 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Ward
- Baffins
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated12 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Mar
- TargetTarget Date9 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 Apr
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Cotton Road Portsmouth PO3 6FL. Portsmouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Baffins. We hold 39 applications in total for the PO3 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- PO3 6FL
- Application type
- Works to Tree Preservation Order Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 February 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 27 March 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 March 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 27 March 2025
- Last date for comments
- 3 April 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 April 2025
- Permission expires
- 7 April 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Skyfell Tree Specialists
- Agent address
- 24 Burney Road Gosport PO12 2QB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 6 March 2025
- Site notice end
- 27 March 2025
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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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
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: Portsmouth
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near PO3
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- 64 Langstone Road Portsmouth PO3 6BX24/00015/GPDC · OutlineApproved0.1 mi
- 49 Cotton Road Portsmouth PO3 6FL24/00109/HOU · FullRefused0.1 mi
- Former Hm Kingston Prison Milton Road Portsmouth PO3 6AS23/01399/VOC · ConditionsApproved0.2 mi
- 119 Langstone Road Portsmouth PO3 6BS25/00034/GPDC · OutlineApproved0.2 mi
- 160 Langstone Road Portsmouth PO3 6BT26/00282/HOU · FullAwaiting decision0.3 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for tree surgery near this site- JSD Electrical LtdElectrician0.1 mi
- JM DecorPainters & Decorators0.4 mi
- SW ElectricsElectrician0.4 mi
- H. Monfared Builders LtdBuilding Contractors0.4 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.