Skip to content

The Old Rectory High Street Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5RX

SDNP/26/01027/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 16 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Horse Chestnut - Reduce height from 23m to no less than 20m and spread from 12m to no less than 7m.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Buriton & East Meon Ward
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 4 days (council typically 56)

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. This one was decided in 4 days, 7 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Buriton conservation area, with 5 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 316 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
GU31 5RX
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Buriton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Target decision date
7 May 2026
Permission expires
16 March 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: The Old RectoryOn this site
  • 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 (21)

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, 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.

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.

Source: South Downs

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near GU31

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address