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Highgrounds 57 Selborne Avenue Southampton SO18 5ED

Granted Southampton 26/00171/TPO Trees

Works: Trees Domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 - Oak - Crown lift by removing or reducing selected secondary and tertiary growth only to provide a 5-metre separation between unmade ground level and the canopy. Prune selected secondary and tertiary growth to provide a 2 to 2.5 metre separation to the dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 26/00171/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/00171/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Decided
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Harefield
Postcode
SO18 5ED

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southampton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 22/00008/TPO Refused

    Highgrounds 57 Selborne Avenue Southampton SO18 5ED

    Oak - Crown raise to 5 metres. Reduce back branches on the bottom half of the tree on the south west side by 3 to 4 metres. Reduce back branches on the bottom half of the tree by 2-3 meters on the north side

    Decided 8 Feb 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Southampton

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 5 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southampton granted permission on 5 October 2026, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Highgrounds 57 Selborne Avenue Southampton SO18 5ED

    22/00008/TPO Submitted 5 Jan 2022 50 yards away

    Oak - Crown raise to 5 metres. Reduce back branches on the bottom half of the tree on the south west side by 3 to 4 metres. Reduce back branches on the bottom half of the tree by 2-3 meters on the north side

    Refused Trees 5 docs
  • 9 Melchet Road Southampton SO18 5GW

    20/00717/NMA Submitted 4 Jun 2020 100 yards away

    Non material amendment sought to planning permission ref: 20/00054/FUL to reduce the overall height of the proposed extension

    Granted Amendments Extension 4 docs
  • 12 Melchet Road Southampton SO18 5GU

    20/00504/DIS Submitted 14 Apr 2020 100 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (Public Sewer Performance), 6 and 7 (Energy and Water) and 9 (Cycle Storage Facilities) of planning permission reference 19/01729/FUL for a 1 x 2 bed dwelling house.

    Granted Conditions
    Domestic
  • 230 West End Road Southampton SO18 6PN

    21/00918/PLDC Submitted 16 Jun 2021 100 yards away

    Application for a lawful development certificate for erection of a single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • 34 Selborne Avenue Southampton SO18 5EA

    21/00634/FUL Submitted 28 Apr 2021 150 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
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  • Sure Start Harefield Primary School Yeovil Chase Southampton SO18 5NZ

    22/00289/TPO Submitted 5 Dec 2022 150 yards away

    G1 Group of trees - Crown lift to clear 5m height over road and to clear up to 2.5m over footway/footpaths

    Granted Trees 3 docs

In Southampton

  • 26/00240/TPO Awaiting decision

    282 Butts Road Southampton SO19 1BT

    Ash Tree - reduce and re-shape the tree by 2 to 3m metres and crown raise to 5.2m over the highway

    Trees
  • 26/00263/TPO Awaiting decision

    Boldrewood Campus University of Southampton Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7QF

    T143 Oak (Pin) - Crown lift to 4m. T182 Larch - Remove major dead wood. Cut tree pit. Weed. Mulch. T189 Larch - Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Reinspect. T194 Wellingtonia - Completely clear basal vegetation. Treat ivy and brambles. Mulch. T209 Hazel (Common) - Crown reduce and reshape extended limbs over Oaklands Way by boundary. T210 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear basal vegetation. Reinspect. T211 Abies (Silver Fir) - Sever Ivy at 2m from ground level and remove section. Clear vegetation. Remove major dead wood. T212 Cherry - Clear vegetation. Remove major dead wood. T213 Cypress (Lawson)- Sever Ivy at 2m from ground level and remove section. Clear vegetation. Remove major dead wood. T216 Cypress (Leyland) - 700 Crown lift to 4m. Remove major dead wood.

    Trees
  • 26/00258/TPO Awaiting decision

    Boldrewood Campus University of Southampton Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7QF

    T4 - Blue Atlas Cedar - Reduce long extended horizontal limb to south by 2m. Remove major dead wood. T6 - Willow (Goat) - Remove epicormic growth to 2m. Clear vegetation. Reinspect. T9 - Monterrey Pine - Remove major dead wood. Formative prune. Crown lift to 1m low limbs. T14 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth to 4m. T20 - Copper Beech - Remove upper crown dead wood. T21 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 3m T22 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 3m T54 - Oak (English) - Crown reduce and reshape extended limbs over neighbouring building by 2m. T55 - Hornbeam (Common) - Crown reduce and reshape extended limbs over neighbours property by 2m. Crown lift to 4m. Remove all dead wood. T56 - Oak (English) - Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Reinspect.

    Trees
  • 26/00261/TPO Awaiting decision

    Boldrewood Campus University of Southampton Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7QF

    T87 Purple Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Re-inspect. T89 Silver Maple - Remove major dead wood. T91 Cupressus sempervirens - Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear vegetation. Re-inspect. T92 Oak (Holm) - Clear vegetation. Reinspect. T104 Silver Maple - Crown reduce and reshape extended limb over highway by 2-3m. Remove epicormic growth to 3m. C T107 Maple (Norway) - Crown reduce and reshape extended limbs to South and West by 2-3m. Remove major dead wood. T125 Birch (Silver) - Cut back branches from building and cctv to give clearance of 1-2m. T138 Oak (Pin) - Crown lift over parking by 4m. T139 Oak (Pin) - Crown lift over parking by 4m. T140 Oak (Pin) - Crown lift over parking by 4m.

    Trees
  • 26/00264/TPO Awaiting decision

    Boldrewood Campus University of Southampton Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7QF

    T217 Sycamore - Re-pollard to existing pollard points. T218 Sycamore - Re-pollard to existing pollard points. T219 Sycamore - Re-pollard to existing pollard points. T220 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. Clear vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T221 Oak (English) - Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T222 Oak (English) - Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T223 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Clear basal vegetation. Reinspect. T224 Oak (English) - Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T225 Oak (English) - Crown lift to 6m. Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect. T226 Oak (English) - Remove major dead wood. Clear basal vegetation. Sever Ivy at ground level and strip to 2m and remove section. Re-inspect.

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