Planning application
Yew Tree House 6 Chestnut Mead Winchester Hampshire SO23 9BW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
I would like fell the silver birch as identified on my sketch primarily to the detrimental health effects. Secondary to this, behind the silver birch there is an old Yew Tree which I would protect and I believe the Yew would improve considerably by vastly greater sunlight and rainfall if the silver birch is removed. Thirdly, the silver birch is under 10m from the house and has grown considerably over the years we have owned the house and I am nervous of its proximity to the house given it?s size. Please note. I have considered a replacement tree however excluding the Silverbirch there are already 7 medium to large trees and 4 ornamental trees ( and numerous fir trees ) in the back garden alone ( and more trees to the front ) so there does not appear to be a sensible and reasonable area to plant.
As published by the council, reference 25/01793/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01793/TPC
- Type
- Tree In A Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- That no objection be raised
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- ST MICHAEL WARD
- Parish
- Winchester Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO23 9BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Winchester
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4 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jan 2026
Decision issued: That no objection be raised
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Winchester granted permission on 2 January 2026, 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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