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T/00231/26/TPO

The Oaks 14 Abbotswood Close Tadley Hampshire RG26 3UH

Refused Basingstoke and Deane Works to Trees - TPO

Proposal

Various pruning works to 7 Oak trees: Oak (T2): Reduce limb extending significantly towards property; reduce overhead cover from north eastern corner of grounds. Reduce westerly limb to <5m Oak (T3): Reduce height and remove limbs overhanging property / minor crown lift to remove lower limbs around edge of property. Reduce westerly limbs to <5m Oak (T4): Reduce height and remove limbs overhanging property / minor crown lift to remove lower limbs around edge of property. Reduce westerly limbs to <5m Oak (T5): Reduce height and remove limbs overhanging property / minor crown lift to remove lower limbs around edge of property. Reduce westerly limbs to <5m Oak (T6): Reduce height and remove limbs overhanging property / minor crown lift to remove lower limbs around edge of property / damaging shed. Reduce westerly limbs to <5m Oak (T7): Reduce height and remove limbs overhanging property / minor crown lift to remove lower limbs around edge of property / damaging cars. Reduce westerly limbs to <5m. Reduce southerly limbs to <5m Oak (T8): Reduce height and remove limbs overhanging property / minor crown lift to remove lower limbs around edge of property / damaging cars. Reduce westerly limbs to <5m. Reduce southerly limbs to <8m Height measured by arborist is approx. 13m; expected reduction 3m for each tree Crown lift approx. 8m to clear house structure on the west/south faces

As published by the council, reference T/00231/26/TPO

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by Basingstoke and Deane

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Part Granted/Part Refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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