Planning application
Land At Olivers Battery Road North Olivers Battery Hampshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - In serious decline & becoming dangerous - Fell for health & safety reasons
As published by the council, reference 23/00080/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00080/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 21 Feb 2023
- Ward
- ST LUKE WARD
- Parish
- Winchester Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO22 4HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2023
Received by Winchester
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21 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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15 Sep 2026
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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
181 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 99% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Winchester granted permission on 21 February 2023, 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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