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Highfield Hall University Halls Of Residence Omdurman Road Southampton SO17 1AW

26/00268/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 3 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1 Oak (Holm) - Remove epicormic growth and basal shoots. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect T2 Beech - Remove major deadwood. Clear basal vegetation and re-inspect. T5 Cypress (Lawson) - Remove major deadwood. Clear vegetation. Reinspect. T11 False Acacia - Remove major deadwood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Reinspect. T12 False Acacia - Remove all dead wood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T13 False Acacia - Crown reduce extended limbs to West over highway by 3-4m and reshape to prevent failure onto highway. Remove major deadwood. T16 Laurel (Bay) - Crown reduce extended limbs to North over highway by 2m T18 Yew (Common) - Crown reduce extended limbs to North and West over highway and utility wires by 2-3m T22 Laurel (Bay) - Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear basal epicormic growth. Reinspect. T24 Strawberry Tree - Remove deadwood. Clear vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect T25 pittosporum - Remove major dead wood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Re-inspect T30 Laburnum - Cut back branches from building to give clearance of 2m. TG1 Mixed species group; Laurel, Bay Laurel, Holly, Beech - Cut back branches from overhanging boundary wall and footpath to give clearance of 2-3m to tidy back to site boundary.

Received
16 October 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Portswood
  1. Received16 Oct
  2. Validated16 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided3 Jun

About this application

This is a tree application at Highfield Hall University Halls Of Residence Omdurman Road Southampton SO17 1AW. Southampton has handled 113 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area. 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.

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Application details

Postcode
SO17 1AW
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 October 2026
Target decision date
11 December 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
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.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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