Planning application
9 MERDON CLOSE, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 1EF
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
1no. Cypress (T1) - Fell. 1no. Yew (T2) - A sympathetic reduction of approximately 2–3 metres. 1no. Yew (T3) - Fell. See attached an arboricultural report for justification.
As published by the council, reference T/26/101780
Application record
- Reference
- T/26/101780
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decided Part Consent Part Refuse Trees
- Decision
- Part Consent Part Refuse Trees
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hiltingbury Ward
- Parish
- Chandler's Ford CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO53 1EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by Eastleigh
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Part Consent Part Refuse Trees
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Eastleigh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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