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3 Albany Road Southsea

25/00303/TPOWorks to Tree Preservation Order TreesApproved

Approved on 12 May 2025

Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Within Tree Preservation Order 45 (T182) Midland hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata) - Crown reduce tree by 2m height to 6m and crown spread reduced to 3m. The reduction will help to create a more compact canopy within this setting.

Received
18 March 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Jude
Agent
Ruskins Tree Consultancy
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Albany Road Southsea. Portsmouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Owen's Southsea conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across St Jude.

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

Application type
Works to Tree Preservation Order Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2025
Consultation expiry
24 April 2025
Neighbour consultation start
2 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 April 2025
Last date for comments
29 April 2025
Target decision date
13 May 2025
Permission expires
12 May 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ruskins Tree Consultancy
Agent address
21, Fishers Road Eling Toton Hampshire SO40 9HW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 April 2025
Site notice end
24 April 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13865079
Comments
0
Documents
2
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Owen's Southsea
  • 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, 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.

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