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48 Oakwood Drive Southampton SO16 8EN

24/00056/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 8 April 2024

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Oak Tree - The following works are proposed a) full crown reduction of 25% to reduce stress on branches (maintaining symmetry) removing no more than 4.5 metres in height and 2.5m from the sides; b) the tree is currently unbalanced and a crown reduction may need to vary from 2.5m up to c.4.0m on the opposite side of the house which is predominantly SE facing; d) crown lift up to 5 metres removing secondary branches up to a diameter of 150mm; e) remove second lowest lateral limb over the garage on the south west side back to the stem; and f) remove all deadwood.

Received
16 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coxford
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 48 Oakwood Drive Southampton SO16 8EN. Southampton has handled 113 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Southampton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Coxford. We hold 476 applications in total for the SO16 postcode area.

76% of trees applications at Southampton City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO16 8EN
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2024
Target decision date
12 April 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Hmo
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref T2-049-W2
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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, national parks, 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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