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Land At Olivers Battery Road North Olivers Battery Hampshire

Granted Winchester 23/00080/TPO Tree Preservation Order

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

  1. 12 Jan 2023

    Received by Winchester

  2. 21 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 15 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

181 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 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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