Planning application
25/00307/TPO
Beechmount House Beechmount Road Southampton SO16 3JD
Proposal
T6 Birch (Silver) - Fell close to ground level (approx 50mm). T11 Oak (Turkey) - Crown reduce and reshape asymmetric crown to West. Prune hung up limb. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Re-inspect T36 Hornbeam - Fell dead hung up tree in crown. T39 Beech - Clear vegetation. Reinspect. Cut back branches from building to give clearance of 2m. T45 Cypress (Lawson) - Fell close to ground level (approx 50mm). T48 Ash (Common) - Fell close to ground level (approx 50mm). T49 Ash (Common) - Fell close to ground level (approx 50mm). TG1 Mixed species group: Holly, Laurel, Sycamore - Cut back trim branches from building gardens and car park to give clearance of 2-3m. Fell dead stems and thin coppice or cut back Laurel to enable standard tree inspection. TG2 Lawson Cypress group - Annual trimming maintenance W1 Mixed species wood; Oak, Beech Sycamore with Laurel, Holly, Cypress - Fell dead / dying Ash / Sycamore trees. Remove major dead wood over site and gardens. Fell stems with high H:D ratio where leaning and overhanging accessible areas. Fell dead stems where liable to fail into gardens. Priority 2 works rose to 14 trees and 1 woodland (2024: 8 trees and 1 wood), primarily involving the removal of several declining and structurally compromised trees, including 2 Ash exhibiting advanced symptoms of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (Ash Dieback). The woodland compartment W1 continues to contain dead or dying Ash and minor safety clearance is again recommended along the site boundary and access path. These works exempt as for dead wood and dead / dangerous stems only? Dead / dying stems would be from Ash dieback over 50% crown defoliation. (see above and attached report)
As published by the council, reference 25/00307/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Southampton
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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