Planning application
Black Horse Inn 47 Main Road Colden Common Winchester Hampshire SO21 1RP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 oak: Crown lift to 3.5m removing only branches less than 100mm diameter over the south and western part of the tree.
As published by the council, reference 25/02070/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02070/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- COLDEN COMMON AND TWYFORD WARD
- Parish
- Colden Common PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO21 1RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Winchester
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sapling Arboriculture Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Alton
Active · incorporated 2005 · Alton
48 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Winchester granted permission on 18 December 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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