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The Rectory Rectory Lane Meonstoke Hampshire SO32 3NF

SDNP/23/04921/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 December 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - TO REDUCE LOWEST OVEREXTENDED ASH TREE BRANCH BY 5 METRES, CURRENTLY EXTENDING OVER NEIGHBOUR'S PROPERTY 'CHERRY TREES".

Received
22 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
  1. Received22 Nov
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Jan
  5. Decided4 Dec

Decided in 12 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Rectory Rectory Lane Meonstoke Hampshire SO32 3NF. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 12 days, 6 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Corhampton and Meonstoke conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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.

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 November 2023
Target decision date
3 January 2024
Permission expires
4 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
SPION KOP LEYDENE EAST MEON PETERSFIELD GU32 1HG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12618008
Documents
3
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    13 Jan

    Please see attached document for schedule of works. (As amended)

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/25/00117/TPO
  2. 2023
    23 Oct

    Sycamore Tree on the west boundary of the plot and reducing the western side of the sycamore tree overhanging…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/23/04433/TPO
  3. 2023
    21 Sep

    T1 - Hornbeam to reduce side of tree touching property by 1.5 metres.T2 - (TPO application required for this…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/23/03944/TCA
  4. 2016
    7 Jan

    1 no. Sycamore(T2, TCA) - reduce laterals over Cherry Trees property by up to 10ft.1 no. Silver birch (T3…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/00059/TCA
  5. 2016
    7 Jan

    10 no. Sycamore (Group 1772G1G, T1, TPO) - reduction in height by approx 15ft, reduce in laterals by up to…

    RefusedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/16/00063/TPO
  6. 2014
    25 Feb

    1 no. Sycamore tree crown reduce by 1.5ms

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/14/00996/TPO

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