Planning application
Locks Lane House Locks Lane Sparsholt Winchester Hampshire SO21 2LU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(amended) G1: Aesculus hippocastanum x 3. T1 - radial reduction no more than 4m. The trees have grown as a group, and working from south to north, the second and third trees exhibit serious structural and physiological defects that render retention in their current form unfeasible. Tree 2 has a significant included union at 2m, a cavity at 5m W aspect (500 x 400mm), and a large cavity and bark de-laminantion at 12m E aspect where its appears a top has failed historically. Tree 3 has lost a large limb historically, with extensive cambial death around the stem at 1m, and colonisation by Cerioporous squamosus (moderate significance on this species). There is also an included union at 3m. Overall, the trees have grown as a group, and the failure of one of them is likely to result in upper canopy failures of the others into the direction of the prevailing wind. At present, upper canopy failure is entirely foreseeable, so a significant reduction is necessary. Reduce in height by 8 - 10m, to leave a finished height of 10m.
As published by the council, reference 25/02132/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02132/TPC
- Type
- Tree In A Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: That no objection be raised
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- WONSTON AND MICHELDEVER WARD
- Parish
- Sparsholt
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO21 2LU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Winchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01539/HOU Granted
Locks Lane House Locks Lane Sparsholt Winchester Hampshire SO21 2LU
First floor side extension on the west elevation, two storey rear extension on the north elevation to make the elevation flush and conversion of garage to link attached annexe.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Winchester
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20 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: That no objection be raised
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26 Jul 2026
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Rowden Tree Consultants Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Winchester granted permission on 5 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.
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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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