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St Andrews Church Church Lane Meonstoke Hampshire SO32 3NE

SDNP/26/00897/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 31 March 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 ? Ash sp. Root plate movement and fungi present at the base. Neighbouring concerns to the adjacent homeowner if to fail. Recommendation to lower risk by reducing the end weight from the Eastern stem, 2nd NE lateral by 5m leaving 3m remaining length. Western canopy over the garden and footpath to reduce by 3-4m as shown in the attached photograph. Stem diameter cuts up to 75mm. If to fail will fall into the open field. Works to be carried out in accordance with BS3998(2010), nearest best practice pruning points. T3 ? Willow sp. Re-pollard back to pre-existing cuts; 4/5m branch growth. T4 ? Willow sp. Re-pollard back to pre-existing cuts; 4/5m branch growth. T5? Willow sp. Re-pollard back to pre-existing cuts; 4/5m branch growth. T6 ? Willow sp. Re-pollard back to pre-existing cuts; 5/6m branch growth.

Received
5 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
Agent
Arbor Call Ltd
  1. Received5 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Mar
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Andrews Church Church Lane Meonstoke Hampshire SO32 3NE. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Corhampton and Meonstoke conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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 3NE
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 March 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026
Permission expires
31 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Arbor Call Ltd
Agent address
Belle Vue West Hill Road North South Wonston Winchester SO21 3HN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14754237
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Corhampton and Meonstoke
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St AndrewOn this site · +2 more
  • 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 (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

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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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