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Marwell Wildlife Thompsons Lane Owslebury Hampshire SO21 1JH

SDNP/26/00610/TPOTree Preservation OrderAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Arboricultural risk management Works to 55 trees & 1 group of 30 trees For ease of identification on site trees with whole numbers have a corresponding metal tag fixed to the stem. 12 trees and 1 group of trees (G32) are protected by W1 (woodland) of TPO 1215 43 trees are judged to be of sufficient age (more than 38 years of age) to have been present when A1 (area) of TPO 1215 was made in 1988. Fell for Management - 18 trees & 1 group of 30 trees: 17 ash T210.3, T214.1, T218.1, T219.1, T225.1, T225.2, T225.3, T226.1, T240, T1248, T1281.1, T1286.2; T1302.1, T1309, T1359, T1367, T1368, G32 (x 30 trees) & 1 beech T1242 Prune for Management ? 24 English oak: T123, T124, T227, T239, T245, T252, T259, T264, T1236, T1243, T1255, T1262, T1265, T1271, T1289, T1294, T1355, T1361, T1363, T1364, T1365, T1366, T1369 & T1370 Crown Reduction ? 13 English oak :T35, T220, T225, T257, T265, T1248, T1258, T1284, T1295, T1296, T1300, T1301 & T1360 Reason: Arboricultural & risk management works. The area A1 known as Vineyard Copse is to be used as a recreation and outdoor classroom area for the adjacent nursey school and requires an elevated risk management approach. Replacement planting: Fifteen English oak trees of local site provenance which are being container grown on site. To be planted in suitable open locations to ensure successful development. Notification is also given of an intention to undertake management works to 40 trees & 4 groups of trees within A1 which are either exempted from the need for formal application or judged to be of insufficient age to have been present at the time the order was made. 5 trees are dead. Oaks: T215, T254, T263, T1241 & T1295.1 34 trees & 4 groups of trees are judged to be of insufficient age (less than 38 years of age) to have been present when A1 (area) of TPO 1215 was made in 1988. Fell for Management 37 trees : Ash (22) T210.1, T210.4, T219.2, T220.1, T220.2, T220.3, T220.4, T1236.1, T1236.2, T1244.1, T1249, T1250, T1251.2, T

Received
16 February 2026
Decision due
13 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
Agent
SoundWood Tree Consultancy
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Marwell Wildlife Thompsons Lane Owslebury Hampshire SO21 1JH. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Upper Meon Valley Ward. We hold 1,501 applications in total for the SO21 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SO21 1JH
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Owslebury and Morestead Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Last date for comments
16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
SoundWood Tree Consultancy
Agent address
Kingston House 37 Corfe Road Stoborough Wareham BH20 5AD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14683898
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Ancient woodland: Vineyard CopsePart of the site
  • 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, conservation 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, 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.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© 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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