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Land South Of 1 Beaumaris Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4PU

25/02063/TPOSTREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTHRefused

Refused on 3 December 2025

Council decision: REFUSEDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Proposal

T1(A), T2(B), T3(C), T4(D) & T6(F) - Oak - Crown thinning by approximately 30% and crown reduction by up to 3m

Received
3 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
VALLEY PARK
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target30 Oct
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 90 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land South Of 1 Beaumaris Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4PU. Test Valley has handled 2,853 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 6 weeks longer than Test Valley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across VALLEY PARK. We hold 4,141 applications in total for the SO53 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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Why it was refused

  1. Harm to amenity - The proposed crown thinning by approximately 30% and crown reduction by up to 3m to five TPO oaks within group G1 would result in a substantial loss of canopy volume and an unbalanced appearance to a prominent roadside tree belt, to the detriment of the character and visual amenity of Castle Lane and Beaumaris Close, contrary to the objectives of the Tree Preservation Order.
  2. Conflict with good arboricultural practice - The extent and combination of crown reduction and thinning on mature oaks is deemed excessive and not in accordance with the principles of BS3998:2010 Tree work - Recommendations, which seek to minimise the extent of live crown removal and avoid unnecessary, repeat heavy pruning that can adversely affect tree health and structural stability.
  3. Insufficient justification - The information submitted, comprising a brief statement of reasons and photographs of small fallen branches, does not demonstrate that the trees are in such condition, or present such a level of risk, that the proposed degree of pruning is necessary or proportionate, having regard to recognised guidance on tree risk management (NTSG). N.B. For detailed information regarding this decision please refer to the officer report which can be accessed online through the council's website via the planning application viewer.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SO53 4PU
Application type
TREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTH
Scale / size
Small
Parish
VALLEY PARK

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2025
Consultation expiry
25 September 2025
Consultation start
4 September 2025
Consultation end
25 September 2025
Last date for comments
26 September 2025
Target decision date
30 October 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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