Highfield Campus University of Southampton University Road Southampton
Approved on 14 April 2026
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
As stated in application
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Southampton City Council
- Ward
- Portswood
- Agent
- Climbers Way Tree Care LTD
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided14 Apr
Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Highfield Campus University of Southampton University Road Southampton. Southampton has handled 113 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Old Town North conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Portswood.
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
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Climbers Way Tree Care LTD
- Agent address
- Sunnyfields Farm Jacobs Gutter Lane Southampton SO40 9FX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Old Town North
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.
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© 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.
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Associated applications
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ApprovedTree Preservation OrderFiled alongside26/00067/TPO - 202624 Feb
As stated in application
This applicationApprovedTrees26/00068/TPO
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
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PendingTree Preservation Order26/00119/TPO
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