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Coppers Doctors Lane West Meon GU32 1LW

SDNP/16/05422/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 November 2016

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Apple blossom (adjacent to tree T11 in the enclosed report from Sapling Arboriculture Ltd (Sapling)) - remove deadwood and lift crown by up to 2.5mCopper Beech (tree T1 in the Sapling report) - remove deadwood and reduce tips of overlong lateral branches as set out in the Sapling report enclosedSwedish whitebeam (tree T10) - remove as it is deadSarvis (tree T11) - remove as it is dead

Received
31 October 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.29 Nov
  4. Target12 Dec
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Coppers Doctors Lane West Meon GU32 1LW. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 5 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the West Meon conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Upper Meon Valley Ward. We hold 2,577 applications in total for the GU32 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU32 1LW
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Meon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2016
Last date for comments
29 November 2016
Target decision date
12 December 2016
Permission expires
22 November 2018

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05591724
Documents
7
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: West Meon
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: South Downs

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

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 Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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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© 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.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    3 Oct

    Cockspur (CS1) - lift crown by up to 2m. Prunus (P1) - lift crown by up to 2m. Mulberry (M1) - lift crown by…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/04902/TCA
  2. 2016
    14 Mar

    60 no. Lawson Cypress to reduce to a height of approx 15-17m

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/01228/TCA
  3. 2014
    7 Oct

    1no. Cockspur reduce by 2m.

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/14/05111/TCA
  4. 2013
    18 Sep

    1 no. Copper Beech (T3) crown reduction to 15m, framework of branches to 7m radius, 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T7)…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/13/04710/TCA
  5. 2012
    6 Dec

    1no. Laurel - reduce by 4m, 1no. Mulberry - crown lift to 2m, 24no. Lawson Cypress - reduce by 5m, 1no…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/13/01072/TCA
  6. 2010
    15 Sep

    1no. Copper Beech crown lift to 4m over the driveway and over the lawn. 1no. Yew reduction of lateral growth…

    ApprovedTree In A Conservation Area10/02444/TPC

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