Planning application
Bracken Waverley Avenue Fleet Hampshire GU51 4NN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
See external safety report, completed August 2025. Details lifted from Page 8 - APPENDIX PW2 - Schedule of trees inspected and requiring remedial works. Details comma separated, as per report table and headings. Tree No.| Species Height (m)| Trunk diameter (mm)| Crown Spread Radius (m) | Age Class | Physiological/Structural Condition Comments | Recommendations | Priority. - T2, Sweet Chestnut, 20, 550, 4, Dead, Dead tree. Fell to ground level, Priority 1. - T2532, Pine, 30, 700, 7, Mature, Woodworm and insect activity in main stem from ground level upwards, dead or dysfunctional tissue. Limited visibility from garden. Significant decline, most needles dead or dropped. Tree in severe decline. Fell to ground level, Priority 1. - T1, Sweet Chestnut, 20, 450, 5, Mature, Historical reduction in height. 2 dead 5m long branches at 16m and 18m (s) overhanging driveway, Remove back to stem, Remove dead branches back to trunk, Priority 2. - T2554, Beech, 24, 650, 9, Mature, Dead 5m long branch at 13m (NE) 75mm. Remove dead branch back to trunk, Priority 2. - T2552, Beech, 25, 650, 9, Mature Various partially occluded pruning wounds, not significant. One piece of medium deadwood 2m long at 12m (N). Remove deadwood back to trunk, Priority 2. - T3, Sweet Chestnut, 18, 700, 6, Mature Group of tightly spaced sweet chestnut trees in varying condition. Live Pollard and unpollarded trees are in reasonable condition. One ivy covered, Pollard but dead stem roughly in the middle of the group, Loose dead bark, Fell to ground level, Priority 2.
As published by the council, reference 25/01925/CA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01925/CA
- Type
- To do Works to Trees in a Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Fleet West
- Parish
- Fleet Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GU51 4NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hart register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/01732/CA Decided
Bracken Waverley Avenue Fleet Hampshire GU51 4NN
1. Beech -Crown reduction of up to 2.5m to a suitable growth point and a branch reduction of 3m.
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23/00802/CA Granted
Bracken Waverley Avenue Fleet Hampshire GU51 4NN
1. T1 Fagus sylvatica (Beech) - Crown reduction of 2 m (20%) and lift to 10m above ground level to allow for essential light, shared space and future growth opportunities under canopy. 2. T2 Fagus sylvatica (Beech) - Crown reduction of 2m (20%) shaping and lift to 10m above ground level to allow for essential light, shared space and future growth opportunities under canopy. 3. T3 Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) - Fell. 4. T6 Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) - Remove all major deadwood in crown. 5. T10 Fagus sylvatica (Beech) - Remove all major deadwood in crown. 6. T11 Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) - Remove all major deadwood in Crown and reduce by 20% (3m). 7. T16 Fagus sylvatica (Beech) - Fell. 8. T17 Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) - Remove all deadwood. 9. T18 Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) - Remove all deadwood & storm damaged branches. 10 T19 Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) - Fell. 11 T20 Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) - Reduce crown by 1.5m (20%) and remove all major deadwood back to boundary line. Remove all dysfunctional growth under canopy back to boundary line. In addition to those trees above that were surveyed and recommendations detailed in the attached "516177110132022 Arboricultural Survey dated 16-12-22": 12 T21 Llex aquifolium (Holly): Reduce height by 2m. 13 T22 Llex aquifolium (Holly) - Reduce height by 3m. 14 T23 Fagus sylvatica (Beech) - Remove lowest right sided and over extended lateral branch.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Hart
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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