Planning application
Yarrow Heights School Cobden Avenue Southampton SO18 1FS
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
G003 (mixed) - remove dead/declining stems growing towards access road back to inline with remaining hedgerow. T019 (lime) - crown raise to 5.2 metres over access road. T021 (lime) - remove lower epicormic growth up to 3 metres. T027 (Lime) - crown raise to 5.2 metres over access road.
As published by the council, reference 25/00250/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00250/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: TPO Permission and Refusal Issued
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 12 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bitterne Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO18 1FS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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25/00251/TPO Granted
Yarrow Heights School Cobden Avenue Southampton SO18 1FS
G002 (Sycamore) - remove east stem on twin stem sycamore due to tight included union.
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21/01463/FUL Granted
Yarrow Heights School Cobden Avenue Southampton SO18 1FS
Widening of dropped kerb and vehicular access including removal of wall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2025
Received by Southampton
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12 Nov 2025
Decision issued: TPO Permission and Refusal Issued
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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JH Tree Services Hampshire Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Waterlooville
Active · incorporated 2022 · Waterlooville
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Southampton 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.
Nearby applications
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Yarrow Heights School Cobden Avenue Southampton SO18 1FS
G002 (Sycamore) - remove east stem on twin stem sycamore due to tight included union.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
104 Cobden Avenue Southampton SO18 1FS
Cut Ivy or Epicormic growth to a height of 1m on all trees on site
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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57 Midanbury Lane Southampton SO18 4HE
Cut back vegetation, shown as G1 on the plan, which consists mainly of brambles however it does contain a small number of saplings, all of which are around 5mm in diameter and require to be removed when cutting the brambles back. Coppice 5 stems of Goat willow in bramble hedge which are growing opposite 24 Monastery Road as marked as G2 on the plan. Re-pollard Goat willow, marked as T1 on the plan, taking it back to the previous points and for the ongoing management of the tree adjacent to a footpath.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Yarrow Heights School Cobden Avenue Southampton SO18 1FS
Widening of dropped kerb and vehicular access including removal of wall
Granted Full applications 8 docs
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