Planning application
King Edward VI Preparatory School Highwood House Highwood Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 9ZH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T13 - Common Ash, Reduce to a height of approx 5m above ground level, T14 - Norway Maple, Fell, T19 - Pedunculate Oak - Fell, T20 - Common Ash - Fell, T21 - Horse Chestnut - Fell, T24 - Elm x3 - Fell, T28 - Common Ash, Remove deadwood and crown reduce all round by 4m, T29 - Lime - Remove basal suckers and deadwood, T30 - Common Ash - Fell, G4 - Elm - Fell
As published by the council, reference 25/02721/TPOS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02721/TPOS
- Type
- TREE WORKS WITHIN TPO - SOUTH
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- CONSENT subject to conditions and notes
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- ROMSEY TADBURN
- Parish
- ROMSEY TOWN
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO51 9ZH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Test Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01846/DDTPO Decided
King Edward VI Preparatory School Highwood House Highwood Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 9ZH
Removal of two large Sycamore trees and a group of smaller Syamore trees - TPO.TVBC.180
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Test Valley
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: CONSENT subject to conditions and notes
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Test Valley granted permission on 6 January 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.
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