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123 Church Street Southampton SO15 5LW

26/00005/TCATree Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 February 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

1 Poplar, Long ago pollarded at 3.5m Height 6m - Remove 2-2.5m as Impinging on property roof currently 2 Lime, Long ago pollarded at 3.5m Height 6m - Remove 2-2.5m as blocks light to terrace behind if allowed to grow 3,4,5 Sycamore, Long ago pollarded at 3.5m Height 6m - Remove 2-2.5m as blocks light to terrace behind if allowed to grow 6 Fir, Old Fir, long ago topped at 4m Height 4m - Prune some old / long lateral branches by 1m 7 Fig, Small fig tree Height 4m - General prune (crown reduction) to control size. 1-1.5m

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shirley
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 123 Church Street Southampton SO15 5LW. Southampton has handled 113 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Southampton's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Shirley. We hold 247 applications in total for the SO15 postcode area.

74% 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
SO15 5LW
Application type
Tree Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
5

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: St James Road
  • 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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