The Old Rectory High Street Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5RX
Proposal
Horse Chestnut - Reduce height from 23m to no less than 20m and spread from 12m to no less than 7m. Common Beech - Reduce the northern spread from 11m to no less than 9m. Cherry - Fell
- Received
- 16 January 2026
- Decision due
- 27 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Buriton & East Meon Ward
- ReceivedReceived16 Jan
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation18 Feb
- TargetTarget Date27 Feb
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Rectory High Street Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5RX. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Buriton conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Buriton & East Meon Ward. We hold 315 applications in total for the GU31 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
- GU31 5RX
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Buriton Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 February 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: area-1683-tpo-1Part of the site · +2 more
- National park: South Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20267 Jul
Internal alterations to cellar and floor void below sewing room
PendingApplicationSDNP/26/02653/LIS - 202630 Jun
Reduce the Horse Chestnut by up to 2m to suitable growth points on the East side. Raise any remaining…
ApprovedApplicationSDNP/26/02551/TPO - 202612 Mar
Horse Chestnut - Reduce height from 23m to no less than 20m and spread from 12m to no less than 7m.
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/26/01027/TPO
Source: South Downs
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 9.2 miMidhurstRTPI
- 9.2 miMidhurstRTPI
- 11.5 miSouthamptonRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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