Watersedge Bridge Street Wickham Hampshire PO17 5PX

SDNP/25/02788/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 July 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Remove large leaning willow Prune various trees away from property front small self set trees to be removed. Remove standing dead pine. Trees over car port to be pruned away if touching Remove large standing dead pine. Remove standing dead ash by waters edge entrance. Remove leaning sycamore over driveway.

Received: 8 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Southwick & Wickham Ward
Agent: Giles Wheeler-Bennett Ltd

ReceivedReceived8 Jul
ValidatedValidated8 Jul
Consult.Consultation8 Jul
TargetTarget Date19 Aug
DecidedDecided15 Jul

Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Watersedge Bridge Street Wickham Hampshire PO17 5PX. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 7 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Wickham conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across Southwick & Wickham Ward. We hold 472 applications in total for the PO17 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: PO17 5PX
Application type: Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wickham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 July 2025
Last date for comments: 8 July 2025
Target decision date: 19 August 2025
Permission expires: 15 July 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Giles Wheeler-Bennett Ltd
Agent address: West Court Lower Basingwell Street Bishop's Waltham Southampton SO32 1AJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14153063
Documents: 4

Site constraints

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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: Wickham
Listed building: Grade II: Wickham BridgeOn or next to this site · +2 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Wickham
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 (17)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Downs

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