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Water Close Colebrook Street Winchester Hampshire

Granted Winchester 22/00532/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 & T2 Magnolia - Reduce longer over extended branches by 1.5m to reduce risk of breakage

As published by the council, reference 22/00532/TPO

Application record

Reference
22/00532/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
9 Mar 2022
Validated
9 Mar 2022
Decided
29 Apr 2022
Ward
ST MICHAEL WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Winchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02529/TPO Decided

    Water Close Colebrook Street Winchester Hampshire

    T1 & T2 Magnolia - Crown reduction by 2m to curtail excessively long branches over garden area, clear adjacent building (now touching building) and improve visual appearance of both trees. Remove internal sucker growth, some branches are now very long & predisposed to fail if left as they are.

    Submitted 11 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2022

    Received by Winchester

  2. 29 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Merritt Tree Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Southampton

Active · incorporated 2003 · Southampton

205 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Winchester granted permission on 29 April 2022, 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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