The Shrubbery 37 Grove Road South Southsea PO5 3QS
Approved on 2 October 2025
Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Within Tree Preservation Order 38, (T1) Magnolia Grandiflora - height reduction of 1-2m back to previous pruning; (T4) Sweet Bay tree (Laurus nobilis) height reduction of 1-2m, crown raise and all over shaping.
- Received
- 11 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Ward
- St Jude
- Agent
- Angus Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation18 Sep
- TargetTarget Date6 Oct
- DecidedDecided2 Oct
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Shrubbery 37 Grove Road South Southsea PO5 3QS. Portsmouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Portsmouth's typical decision time. The site is in the Owen's Southsea conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 3QS
- Application type
- Works to Tree Preservation Order Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 18 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 18 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 October 2025
- Permission expires
- 2 October 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Angus Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- 25 Locksway Road Southsea PO4 8JN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
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 (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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Aug
Within Tree Preservation Order 38, (T1) Magnolia Grandiflora - height reduction of 1-2m back to previous…
PendingApplication26/00929/TPO - 202417 Jul
Within Tree Preservation Order 38, (T4) Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) - reduce crown by up to 2m; (T1) Magnolia…
Conditional ConsentWorks to Tree Preservation Order Trees24/00864/TPO - 202010 Sep
Within Tree Preservation Order 38 Sweet Bay tree (T4) height reduction of 1-2 meters, crown raise and all…
Conditional ConsentWorks to Tree Preservation Order Trees20/01028/TPO
Source: Portsmouth
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