Planning application
Somborne 28 Church Circle Farnborough Hampshire GU14 6QQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
One Sweet Chestnut (T43 of TPO 439V) crown thin by no more than 25% and reduce the height of the tree to the same height as the house
As published by the council, reference 25/00614/TPOPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00614/TPOPP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order via PP
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permission Granted
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Knellwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU14 6QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rushmoor register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00624/TPOPP Withdrawn
Somborne 28 Church Circle Farnborough Hampshire GU14 6QQ
A full crown reduction to the height of 8.5m same height as house and a reduction of volume by 50% to a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) as shown in the diagram which is about 4m from the house the tree has not been trimmed for decades and has become very sprawling and unruly
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Rushmoor
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permission Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- Applicationformredacted
- Tpo tree
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rushmoor granted permission on 22 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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26/00375/TPO Decided
106 Fleet Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 9RG
One Beech T5 on plan (T3 of TPO 358V) crown reduce by no more than 3 metres in height and laterals by no more than 2 metres and crown lift by no more than 5 metres from ground level. Remove dead, damaged or crossing branches. Four Oaks G1 on plan (group G16 of TPO 358V) crown reduce by no more than 2.5 metres, crown lift branches over footpath to provide no more than 3 metres clearance and crown lift over highway by no more than 5 metres from ground level and no more than 2 metres from dwelling. Remove dead damaged and crossing branches
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26/00390/TPO Awaiting decision
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One Beech T1 on submitted application plan and two protected Oaks T1 and T2 (group G17 of TPO 435V) crown lift to give no more than 6 metres clearance from ground level over highway and no more than 2.5 metres over footpath
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26/00197/TPO Decided
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26/00149/CATPP Granted
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