Planning application
Hightown Primary School Tunstall Road Southampton SO19 6AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1024901 Oriental Sweet Gum (TPO T2-768 T1) - Crown reduction up to 3 metres apically and 2 metres laterally due to recent limb failures
As published by the council, reference 25/00265/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00265/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Thornhill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO19 6AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00335/TPO Granted
Hightown Primary School Tunstall Road Southampton SO19 6AA
Sweet Chestnut (TPO T2-768 T2) - Prune to clear any building structures by max 1.5m-2m with no branch cuts greater than 75mm diameter. Oriental Sweet Gum (TPO T2-768 T1) -Two lowest branches on E-NE side reduce back from branch tips by a maximum of 2m length to a suitable growth point to cleave an even canopy shape, no cuts greater than 75mm diameter.
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22/00292/TPO Granted
Hightown Primary School Tunstall Road Southampton SO19 6AA
Sweet Chestnut 2003 branch c 10cm diameter at 10m ht E / wooden fence side with tear wound on underside c 2m from main stem. Potential weak point above play area - Remove whole branch back to main stem Oriental Sweetgum 2021 Branches touching building & canopy and lowest branch NE side low over entrance path before two steps to main door to reception - 1) prune to clear building/canopy by 0.5m 2) remove lowest branch on NE side back to main stem Swedish Whitebeam 57cm dbh - remove deadwood
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Southampton
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29 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Southampton granted permission on 29 October 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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Hightown Primary School Tunstall Road Southampton SO19 6AA
Sweet Chestnut 2003 branch c 10cm diameter at 10m ht E / wooden fence side with tear wound on underside c 2m from main stem. Potential weak point above play area - Remove whole branch back to main stem Oriental Sweetgum 2021 Branches touching building & canopy and lowest branch NE side low over entrance path before two steps to main door to reception - 1) prune to clear building/canopy by 0.5m 2) remove lowest branch on NE side back to main stem Swedish Whitebeam 57cm dbh - remove deadwood
Granted Trees 3 docsSmall domestic -
Hightown Primary School Tunstall Road Southampton SO19 6AA
Sweet Chestnut (TPO T2-768 T2) - Prune to clear any building structures by max 1.5m-2m with no branch cuts greater than 75mm diameter. Oriental Sweet Gum (TPO T2-768 T1) -Two lowest branches on E-NE side reduce back from branch tips by a maximum of 2m length to a suitable growth point to cleave an even canopy shape, no cuts greater than 75mm diameter.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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Awaiting decision Amendments -
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Granted Conditions Demolition 12 docs -
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Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling 2 docs -
Former Eastpoint Centre Site Burgoyne Road Southampton SO19 6PB
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