Planning application
Hollybank House, Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UN
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Fell 1 No. Oak tree -Subject to T1 TPO 2054
As published by the council, reference APP/26/00406
Application record
- Reference
- APP/26/00406
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO10 7UN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Havant register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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APP/23/00170 Granted
Hollybank House, Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UN
T1 - Oak (heavily leaning) Crown lift to 3m by removing 2 lowest boughs; T2, T3 and T4 - Oak (8-10m in height) Self-seeded, smaller trees; T5 - Copper Beech (13m in height) Fell; T6 - Goat Willow (4m in height). Fell and remove; T7 and T8 Oak (6-7m in height); T9 - Yew (12m in height) 1m Height reduction from 12m to 11m. 0.5m radial reduction; T10 - English Oak (22m in height) Mature. Clearing Ivy from trunk to 4m; T11, T12, T13, T14, T16 - Oak (11m in height) Reducing height by 5m back to 6m to re-instate view; T15 - Beech (11m in height) Reduce height by 5m back to 6m to re-instate view; All within W1 of TPO 2054.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Havant
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Havant 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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