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126 Highfield Lane Southampton SO17 1NP

25/00196/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 15 September 2025

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T2 - Maple sp. - To monolith at 4m, stem diameter 150mm. G3 - 2no. Maple, reduce the laterals by 2-2.5m, 7m growth lift, stem diameter cuts no greater than 35mm. T4 - Oak- re pollard - 6m growth, leaving growth length at 1-1.5m, to nearest growth points. T5 - Sycamore, reduce the overextended eastern crown branches over the roadside by 2.5m as shown in the attached photograph.

Received
18 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Portswood
Agent
Arbor Call Ltd
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 59 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 126 Highfield Lane Southampton SO17 1NP. Southampton has handled 113 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 10 days longer than Southampton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Portswood. We hold 149 applications in total for the SO17 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
SO17 1NP
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2025
Target decision date
12 September 2025

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Portswood Residents' Gardens
  • Article 4 direction: Hmo
  • 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, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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