Planning application
1A Garden Close Preston Candover Hampshire RG25 2DW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Yew - Reduction, overhanging branches back to boundary line
As published by the council, reference T/00096/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- T/00096/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees - Conservation Areas
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Oakley & The Candovers
- Parish
- PRESTON CANDOVER CP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RG25 2DW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Basingstoke and Deane register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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T/00425/21/TCA Granted
1A Garden Close Preston Candover Hampshire RG25 2DW
Reduce overhang of 3 yew trees by 3m and removal of 1 branch growing into the holly. Also to reduce the overhang from the holly, a plum and an ash. No reduction to the height of the yew trees.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Basingstoke and Deane
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23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Merritt Tree Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Southampton
Active · incorporated 2003 · Southampton
181 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 99% granted
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Basingstoke and Deane granted permission on 23 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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