Planning application
29 Elmsleigh Gardens Southampton SO16 3GE
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T2-053 Horse Chestnut - Crown Reduction: Overall crown reduction by up to 5-6 meters, pruning back to suitable lateral growth points to rebalance the asymmetrical canopy in accordance with BS 3998:2010. Crown Lifting: Raising the canopy to a height of 5 meters from ground level to improve light penetration and clearance. Formative Pruning & Deadwooding: Removal of crossing, rubbing, and suppressed branches to ensure the tree's structural integrity.
As published by the council, reference 26/00129/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00129/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- TPO Permission and Refusal Issued
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bassett
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO16 3GE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01245/FUL Granted
29 Elmsleigh Gardens Southampton SO16 3GE
Erection of a single-storey conservatory
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Southampton
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: TPO Permission and Refusal Issued
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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.
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