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Dovetail Cottage West Street Hambledon Hampshire PO7 4SN

SDNP/26/01059/TCATree in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Remove Eucalyptus tree in rear garden, the tree is an old lapsed pollard, (12 inches DBH) and is dropping heavy limbs, to re pollard would not leave sufficient growth for the tree to survive as it has been left for too long, with all the growth at the very ends of the pollarded branches. Tree location is in rear garden, 20 metres directly behind the house. Remove Lawson Cypress growing directly against south wall, as continued growth will push the wall over. (8 inches DBH). Approx 10 metres from house.

Received
17 March 2026
Decision due
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Central Meon Valley Ward
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 17 March.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Dovetail Cottage West Street Hambledon Hampshire PO7 4SN. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Hambledon conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Central Meon Valley Ward. We hold 771 applications in total for the PO7 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
PO7 4SN
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hambledon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Last date for comments
17 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Sheldon House Island Farm Lane Steep Petersfield GU32 1AE

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14784121
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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: Hambledon
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Hambledon, Winchester (District)
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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.

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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