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The Limes Church Lane Houghton SO20 6LJ

19/01925/TPOSTREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTHApproved

Approved on 30 August 2019

Council decision: CONSENT subject to conditions and notesDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1+T2- Purple sycamore and snakebark maple - Fell both trees as part of garden makeover, removing ornamental trees and replacing with native species. Trees have been reduced previously resulting in unnatural regrowth and poor from. Questionable amenity value and of little ecological value. Applicant suggesting Amelanchier or betula as replacements. G3- Limes- Remove epicormic and basal growth from main stems up to a height of around 3m. Crown raise lower branches on road side of trees lifting to around 2.5m to allow maintenance and planting of bank underneath. Rolling consent requested to repeat epicormic removal and crown raise every 2 years or as required to maintain desired result.

Received
6 August 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
MID TEST
Agent
Awbridge Arborists Ltd
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.27 Aug
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided30 Aug

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Limes Church Lane Houghton SO20 6LJ. Test Valley has handled 2,853 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than Test Valley's typical decision time. The site is in the Houghton and Bossington conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 274 applications across MID TEST. We hold 2,695 applications in total for the SO20 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Test Valley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO20 6LJ
Application type
TREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTH
Scale / size
Small
Parish
HOUGHTON

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2019
Consultation expiry
27 August 2019
Consultation start
6 August 2019
Consultation end
27 August 2019
Last date for comments
28 August 2019
Target decision date
1 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Awbridge Arborists Ltd
Agent address
117 Winchester Rd Romsey SO51 8JF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08060700
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Houghton and Bossington
  • 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)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage 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

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© 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.

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