Planning application
1 Orchards Way Southampton SO17 1RG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Purple Plum - Remove lower branches and shape tree to improve appearance.
As published by the council, reference 26/00236/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00236/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- SO17 1RG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00276/TPO Granted
1 Orchards Way Southampton SO17 1RG
T1 Cherry - Remove branch hanging lower than 2.3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southampton took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Southampton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southampton decided tree works applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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
Within 0.3 miles
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1 Orchards Way Southampton SO17 1RG
T1 Cherry - Remove branch hanging lower than 2.3m
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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16 Highfield Close Southampton SO17 1QZ
78% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct
T1 - Scots Pine - Reduce the South-Western side of the crown by approximately 3 metres, pruning back to the points indicated by the red line on the accompanying photograph.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
7 Highfield Close Southampton SO17 1QZ
91% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct
Erection of shed
Awaiting decision Full applicationsSmall domestic -
4 Orchards Way Southampton SO17 1RD
78% historically approved · decision due ~7 Apr
Tree Works
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
Other tree works applications
In Southampton
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26/00227/TPO Awaiting decision
35 Chetwynd Drive Southampton SO16 3HY
The proposed reduction of T1 Oak, by approximately 4 m in height and 3 m in lateral spread, is intended to reduce the overall crown dimensions and maintain the tree at a more manageable size.
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26/00230/TPO Awaiting decision
15 Canterbury Avenue Southampton SO19 1EB
Crown raise one mature Oak tree to achieve approximately 5 metres clearance above ground level, through the selective removal of lower-order branches. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem and remove all accessible deadwood throughout the crown.
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26/00229/TPO Awaiting decision
18 Holly Hill Southampton SO16 7ER
I would like to reduce the Oak tree height to 12m above ground level to prevent overturning and also remove the branches that overhang our garden to provide sufficient clearance.
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26/00173/TPO Refused
75 Obelisk Road Southampton SO19 9DD
Holly tree in front garden to be reduced in height by 5 metres bringing in the sides 1 metre in places go shape this will contain the tree keeping it back from properties phone cables and highway.
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26/00183/TPO Granted
10 Fulmar Close Southampton SO16 8EZ
T1 - Fell within 3 months. Replace with 1x Acer griseum 8-10 standard.