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Walcote Place High Street Winchester Hampshire

25/00095/TPCTree In A Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 28 February 2025

Council decision: Objection raisedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 Plane Tree - Reduce tree by approximately 50% to create a pollard that can be pruned on a 5 year cycle. The tree is very vigorous and the roots have lifted the surrounding paving slabs and steps which are now a major health & safety concern to all using the busy area. The tree has been regularly pruned to try to maintain it and keep it at a reasonable size but it needs more radical pruning. The Plane trees in Tower Street were heavily reduced a couple of years ago (not particularly well) and have subsequently regenerated to form a new crown, which have unfortunately not been maintained. The owner of the Plane tree at Walcote Place is keen that the tree should be reduced & maintained for its future enjoyment & longevity & so that it does not present a health & safety risk to those using the area. The tree has been reduced in 2019, 2021, 2024 but grows back very quickly due to its vigour. The most sensible solution would be a heavy reduction/pollard as done in London Boroughs in order to ensure the retention of the trees at a sensible size.

Received
15 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD
Agent
Merritt Tree Specialists Ltd
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Feb
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Walcote Place High Street Winchester Hampshire. Winchester has handled 1,052 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Winchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Winchester conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD.

99% of trees applications at Winchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Tree In A Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Winchester Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2025
Target decision date
26 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Merritt Tree Specialists Ltd
Agent address
173 Stanmore Lane Winchester SO22 4BL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13697955
Documents
3
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Winchester
  • Listed building: Grade II: Walcote ChambersOn or next to this site · +4 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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