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24/00212/TPO

Avalon House 14 Chafen Road Southampton SO18 1BB

Refused Southampton Tree Preservation Order

Proposal

T109.1 Tree tag: 1505 English oak - Crown Lift to 6m over public carriageway. Crown reduce tree by 3m all round, height to be reduced to 18m and crown spread reduced to 18m. T109 Tree tag:1813 Sycamore - Remove lateral branches back to natural target pruning points to provide 2 metres clearance from building. Reduce lateral spread to 7m. Crown Lift to 6.0 metres over public carriageway. To provide sufficient clearance from building. T109.3 Tree tag: 1506 Sycamore - Crown Lift to 3.5m over public footpath. Cut back to suitable side growth point to provide 1m clearance from the adjacent street lamp. T109.4 Tree tag: 1504 English Oak - Crown Lift to 6m over public carriageway TG109 tree tag: Sycamore, Hawthorn and Wild Cherry - Crown Lift to 3.5m over public footpath.

As published by the council, reference 24/00212/TPO

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2024

    Received by Southampton

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: TPO Permission and Refusal Issued

  3. 27 Jul 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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