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Homefield Houghton Stockbridge SO20 6LN

20/01418/TREESTREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTHApproved

Approved on 30 July 2020

Council decision: NO OBJECTION refer to informativesDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

G1- Conifers- Reduce by around half to approximately 8 metres from ground level and trim annually to maintain as a boundary hedge. T1&T2- Spruce - Fell 2 spruce trees close to mature ash to allow ash to grow unsuppressed. T3- Conifer- Fell to reduce shading on lawn.

Received
29 June 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
MID TEST
Agent
Awbridge Arborists Ltd
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Homefield Houghton Stockbridge SO20 6LN. Test Valley has handled 2,853 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Test Valley's typical decision time. The site is in the Houghton and Bossington conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 271 applications across MID TEST. We hold 2,693 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 6LN
Application type
TREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH
Scale / size
Small
Parish
HOUGHTON

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2020
Consultation expiry
20 July 2020
Consultation start
29 June 2020
Consultation end
20 July 2020
Last date for comments
21 July 2020
Target decision date
10 August 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Awbridge Arborists Ltd
Agent address
117 Winchester Road Romsey SO51 8JF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08842773
Documents
5

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

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    5 Aug

    Removal of dangerous branches from Willow tree at front of property near road

    ApprovedDEAD AND DANGEROUS CONSERVATION AREA22/02017/DDCA
  2. 2021
    13 Mar

    T1- Chestnut - Pollard to 2m stump

    ApprovedTREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH21/00782/TREES
  3. 2020
    20 Oct

    G1- conifers- fell to ground level

    ApprovedTREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH20/02563/TREES
  4. 2013
    20 May

    Fell 2 Macracarpa, 1 Conifer, 1 Willow, 1 Ash, reduce 2 large clumps of Laurel and maintain as hedge, also…

    ApprovedTREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH13/01091/TREES
  5. 2007
    8 Aug

    Repair/replacement of garden room slated roof with clay tiles, addition of side wall window to the existing…

    CONSENT subject to conditions and notesListed building consent07/02309/LBWS

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