Planning application
58 WHARTONS LANE, ASHURST, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 7EF
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Fell 1 x Pine tree (T1 on the plan)
As published by the council, reference 26/00292TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00292TPO
- Type
- Trees - Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Application Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Postcode
- SO40 7EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by New Forest National Park
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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8 Aug 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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