Planning application
St Giles Hilltop 5 Northbrook Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0JR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(amended) This is a repeat application ro prune a fully mature/over mature specimen of Cercis siliquastrum. Permission last granted in 2021. Tree continues to decay inn the main trunks through large infection of Ganoderma and the basal bifurcation which requires the two stems of the tree to be cabled together. This cable is now under considerable tension and perission for a repeat crown reduction to the pruning points approved under TPO consent Ref:13/02683/TPO is requested. Crown reduction of the cercis on the upper canopy to a branch length on no greater than 2 metres and a branch diameter no greater than 40mm and a lateral branch removal of no greater than 1 metre with a branch diameter of no greater than 20mm along with the cutting back from building to provide a 1.5 metre clearance.
As published by the council, reference 25/01669/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01669/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- ST MICHAEL WARD
- Parish
- Winchester Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO23 0JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by Winchester
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19 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Winchester granted permission on 20 October 2025, 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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