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28 Little Minster Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 9HB

Granted Winchester 23/00376/TPC Tree In A Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

It is proposed to fell the common bay tree (T1) and replant, in the positions shown, two espalier apple trees (Malus Domestica: T2, T3) supported on horizontal wires against the wall and the re-installed trellis surmounting the wall. The reason for this are: 1. Security. A recent survey by Croma Security has identified concerns about the security of the house via the courtyard. to the side of the courtyard wall is the Arup carpark opening off the street and ungated. It serves the surrounding offices and provides potential access to intruders. Arup?s fairly recently built secure metal bike shed is situated only about 60 cm from the wall. This gap is thus narrow enough to facilitate scaling the wall and is moreover largely hidden from carpark users and ourselves. The bay tree is close to the wall and thus provides support to an intruder climbing and descending the wall and also a degree of cover when within the garden. Removing the existing tree and reinstating a 60-90 cm high trellis on top of the wall (as our neighbours on the south side have, see photo) should deter intruders attempting access from the ground or from on top of the bike store. 2. Damage to retaining wall. The roots of the tree completely fill the 30cm wide bed between the boundary wall and a 50cm high retaining wall The pressure created by the growth of the lower parts of the tree is causing the retaining wall to crack (see photos). 3 The tree is unsightly and at over 3 meters high is out of scale of the courtyard. We feel that this proposal will be more secure, protect our garden structures, is more in keeping with the courtyard and has no detrimental on neighbours or the environment.

As published by the council, reference 23/00376/TPC

Application record

Reference
23/00376/TPC
Type
Tree In A Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: That no objection be raised
Received
14 Feb 2023
Validated
14 Feb 2023
Decided
22 Feb 2023
Ward
ST MICHAEL WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SO23 9HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Winchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01838/HOU Granted

    28 Little Minster Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 9HB

    We wish to erect a small shed on the southern boundary of our rear courtyard and erect a trellis above the existing brick wall on the northern side of the courtyard.

    Decided 17 Oct 2024 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2023

    Received by Winchester

  2. 22 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: That no objection be raised

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Winchester granted permission on 22 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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