Planning application
22/02791/TPO
Mead Cottage Highways Road Compton Hampshire SO21 2DF
Proposal
Ash - Tag 5027 - Ash adjacent to motorway that's grown through wooden fence boundary. Severe crown dieback with only epicormic on lower stem left alive, fell at ground level. Sycamore - Tag 5029 - Sycamore adjacent to motorway with almost no crown foliage left and lots of deadwood, lower stem has multiple areas of dead loose bark. Neighbouring sycamores have almost full crowns of foliage, fell at ground level.
As published by the council, reference 22/02791/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2022
Received by Winchester
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18 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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