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Sweet Briar Ovington Park Lane Ovington Hampshire SO24 0RE

SDNP/24/03651/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 25 October 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

S1 S2 S3 and S4 - Leylandi - remove top branches 1.5 approx to be level with gutters of corner house. W1 Birch - remove diseased tree W2 mature yew - reduce width of canopy east side W3 and W4 - mature yew - reduce overhanging branches to west side over paddock neighbour N1 sycamore - in adjacent property yew tree cottage - crown lift and remove overhanging branches. N2 beech tree - in north east corner. Crown lift to clear garage room and maintain vehicle clearance on road. Tree ref W2 canopy width reduction 2.0metres east side Tree ref W3 and W4 canopy width reduction 2.0metres west side or to site boundary fence (see key plan) Tree Ref N1 sycamore crown lift 2.0metres and over hanging branches to south side . Note this tree is within the property of Yew Tree Cottage to the North of Sweet Briar as mentioned in the Application Form. Tree Ref N2 Beech crown lift 2.0 metres to ensure clearance over the road and the tiled roof of a garage building.

Received
3 September 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Alresford & Itchen Valley Ward
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target15 Oct
  5. Decided25 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Sweet Briar Ovington Park Lane Ovington Hampshire SO24 0RE. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Ovington conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Alresford & Itchen Valley Ward. We hold 1,390 applications in total for the SO24 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
SO24 0RE
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Itchen Stoke and Ovington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2024
Last date for comments
3 September 2024
Target decision date
15 October 2024
Permission expires
25 October 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Ovington
  • Listed building: Grade II: Yew Tree CottagesOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • 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 (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 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.

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Source: South Downs

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