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Rownhams House Betteridge Drive Rownhams Southampton Hampshire SO16 8LS

Refused Test Valley 23/00355/TPOS TREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTH

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 - Oak - Trim back overhanging branches by 2m, T2 - Oak - Trim back overhanging branches by 2m, T3 - Scots Pine - Fell, T4 - T8 - Hornbeam/Sycamore - Trim back overhanging branches by upto 4m, T9-10- Sycamore - Trim back overhanging branches by upto 4m, T4 - T10 - also reduce height by upto 5m.

As published by the council, reference 23/00355/TPOS

Application record

Reference
23/00355/TPOS
Type
TREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTH
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: PART CONSENT/PART REFUSAL
Received
9 Feb 2023
Validated
10 Feb 2023
Decided
16 Mar 2023
Ward
CHILWORTH, NURSLING & ROWNHAMS
Parish
NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SO16 8LS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Test Valley register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/02156/TPOS Awaiting decision

    Rownhams House Betteridge Drive Rownhams Southampton Hampshire SO16 8LS

    T1 - Oak - Reduce and reshape crown by up to 2.5m, reduce over extending limb towards 9 Betteridge drive by up to 4m, remove central limb growing towards 3 Broadbent close due to stress fracture, G1 - Oaks - Reduce branches growing over the driveway of 11 Betteridge drive by up to 2m back to old points

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026
  • 26/01898/DDTPO Decided

    Rownhams House Betteridge Drive Rownhams Southampton Hampshire SO16 8LS

    Reduce side of dangerous Oak tree by 2.5m located end of driveway (within G2 of TPO.TVBC.0369)

    Decided 2 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2023

    Received by Test Valley

  2. 10 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: PART CONSENT/PART REFUSAL

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS PARISH COUNCIL Consultation Responses · 16 Mar 2023
  • DELEGATED Officer Report · 16 Mar 2023
  • PART CONSENT/PART REFUSED Decision Notice · 16 Mar 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM Supporting Information · 10 Feb 2023
  • LOCATION OF TREES Drawing · 10 Feb 2023
  • HURRICAN DRIVE IMAGE 5 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • HURRICAN DRIVE IMAGE 4 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • HURRICAN DRIVE IMAGE 3 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • HURRICAN DRIVE IMAGE 2 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • HURRICAN DRIVE IMAGE 1 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • BETTERIDGE DRIVE IMAGE 2 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • BETTERIDGE DRIVE IMAGE 1 Photograph · 10 Feb 2023
  • SCOTTS PINE Photograph · 10 Feb 2023

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What this refusal means

Test Valley 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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