Mill Cottage High Street Meonstoke SO32 3NH

SDNP/19/02911/TCATree in a Conservation AreaWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 4 March 2020

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 - Yew - Fell to 1 metre above ground level.T2 - Yew x 4 - Reduce in height by 30cm and trim sideT2 - Yew x 4 - Reduce in height by 30cm and trim sides.T3 - Variegated Box Elder - Remove all shoots that are reverting. Reduce and reshape to previous pruning points.H1 - Beech Hedge - Trim top and sides to previous pruning points.T4 - Hazel x 3 - Coppice to 30cm above ground level.T5 - Ash - Fell to ground level.T6 - Weeping Willow - Reduce and reshape by 2 metres.T7 - Willow - Remove all stems that extend over the garden and into the adjacent Willow.T8 - Damson - Fell to ground level.T9 - Bay - Reduce height by 2 metres and trim sides to shape.The proposed works are part of the ongoing arboricultural management at this property and part of the routine maintenance, removing a couple of poorer trees to ensure the stronger species have better growing conditions/environments.

Received: 14 June 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Upper Meon Valley Ward
Agent: Christopher Hoare Tree Services Ltd

ReceivedReceived14 Jun
ValidatedValidated21 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date2 Aug
DecidedDecided4 Mar

Decided in 257 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Mill Cottage High Street Meonstoke SO32 3NH. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 264 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Corhampton and Meonstoke 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 990 applications in total for the SO32 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: SO32 3NH
Application type: Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 June 2019
Target decision date: 2 August 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent: Christopher Hoare Tree Services Ltd
Agent address: Exbury Estate Office Summer Lane EXBURY SO45 1AZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07931646
Documents: 4
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Corhampton and Meonstoke
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.

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