Planning application
T/25/100286
Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2JT
Proposal
1no. Oak (T121) – Crown reduce by up to 4 metres, maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. A significant crack is present on the main stem of T121, visible on both sides, indicating that it likely extends through the full width of the stem. The proposed reduction aims to lessen the mechanical loading and significantly reduce the risk of structural failure. Subject to the tree’s response, further phased reduction may be considered in the future to establish a more compact and sustainable canopy form.
As published by the council, reference T/25/100286
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Eastleigh
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11 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Consent To Tree Works For
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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T/25/99980 Granted
55 MESCOTT MEADOWS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2JT
1no. Poplar (T1) - Fell - Not a particularly outstanding specimen, offering little to no amenity value. Tree is being pushed up by narrow growing conditions from other competing trees & is growing tall & narrow. Almost all of the trees root system is exposed above ground, creating unsafe walking conditions in the garden area.
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T/25/100402 Refused
32 MESCOTT MEADOWS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2JU
T1 - Oak - Reduce North facing limbs back to previous pruning points. Removing around 1 metres growth from the North facing side. T2 - Oak - Crown raise to 7 metres on the North side of the fence and reduce North facing branches by up to 3 metres, leaving branch lengths of 7 metres. T3 - Ash - Crown raise to 7 metres on the North side of the fence and reduce North facing branches by up to 3 metres, leaving branch lengths of 7 metres. T4 - Oak - Reduce North facing branches by 1 metres leaving a branch length of 4 metres. The trees are encroaching from council land onto the car park of 32-54 Mescott Meadows, as well as the nearby bin/bike store.
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DC/26/100817 Decided
Bright Horizons Hedge End Day Nursery and Pre-School , Pomeroy Crescent, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2LF
Erection of detached, single storey building.
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H/26/100990 Refused
4 BARFOOT ROAD, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2LL
Erection of loft dormer to rear of property and single storey rear extension.
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F/26/101745 Decided
UNIT 5, NELSON INDUSTRIAL PARK, HERALD ROAD, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2JH
Erection of palisade fence and gates
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T/25/100591 Granted
Southern Water co Equans P4 Shamblehurst Hedge End WBS, SO30 2QY
1no. Group of Mixed species (Lime, Alder and Poplar) - Reduce all encroaching trees 2 metres back from structure. To achieve clearance, as they are encroaching onto the building. 2no. Poplar (self seeded) - Remove.
Other trees applications
In Eastleigh
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T/26/101526 Refused
UNIT 1B, HEDGE END RETAIL PARK, TOLLBAR WAY, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2UH
1no. Oak (T1982) - Fell, dead 1no. Oak (T1983) - Dead stem, remove 1no. Oak (T1985) - Fell. Rotten at the base, decay 1no. Oak (T1986) - Fell. Very poor buttress roots, historic movement, Stag heading. 1no Oak (T1992) - Fell. Dying off, stag heading. 1no. Oak (T1990) - Fell. Decay in the base, poor buttress roots. 1no. Oak (T1989) - Fell. Twin stem, buttress decay, decay in the trunk. Deadwood in the canopy.
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T/26/101516 Granted
47 BROWNHILL ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2EF
1no. Lime (T1) - Fell. Cavity on main stem at 1.5m. Replant 1 x 10-12cm Lime within 2m of existing Lime. 1no. Cypress (T2) - Fell. Dying. Replant 1 x 10-12cm Lawson Cypress within 2m of existing Cypress.
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T/26/101509 Refused
104 PITMORE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4LW
1no. Oak (T13) - Crown reduction by 4m, also back to previous cut lines. Drip line for tree is currently within 3m of the rear of the property (104 Pitmore Road). Mature oak tree exhibiting extended lateral growth toward adjacent residential properties, resulting in significant end-weight on primary and secondary branches. The proposed reduction is intended to reduce end-weight, improve biomechanical stability, and mitigate foreseeable risk to property, while retaining the trees’ natural form, amenity value, and long-term health.
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T/26/101492 Granted
13-17 HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2FW
1no. Mature Oak (T1) – Crown reduction by reducing the lateral spread of the canopy by up to 3m on the longest extending limbs and by up to 2m elsewhere around the crown, maintaining a natural and balanced canopy form. The tree is situated within a commercial car park and overhangs adjacent pavement and highway areas. The crown also extends towards nearby telephone and overhead power lines. The proposed works form part of an ongoing cyclical maintenance programme to manage the size and spread of the crown in relation to surrounding infrastructure and site usage. A visible stress line is present from the principal stem union extending down the main trunk, indicating a potential structural weakness. The proposed crown reduction will lessen end-weight and sail effect throughout the canopy, thereby reducing loading on the main scaffold limbs and stem unions. This will help minimise the likelihood of branch or stem failure and improve the long-term management of risk associated with the tree's location above areas of regular pedestrian and vehicular activity. The works will retain the tree's amenity value while promoting its continued safe retention within the landscape.
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T/26/101654 Granted
24 THE BADGERS, NETLEY ABBEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 5PT
2no. Mature Oak - On the back boundry- Crown lift to 3m. Reduce crowns all round by approximately 2.5m to previous growth points to provide adequate clearance from gardens and to keep up with its cycle of pruning.