Planning application
3 Copperwood Holt Close Wickham Fareham Hampshire PO17 5EY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Group of three Portuguese Laurels - Reduce by 3-4m to reduce end weight and manage loading on poor unions. G2 - Group of English Laurels - Reduce and reshape by 3-4m to form uniform hedge. T3 - Sycamore - Pollard to 6m historic pollard point to ease loading on union. G3 - Sycamore x3 saplings - Fell to ground self set saplings that will compete with mature oak if left. T4 - Yew - Reduce whole canopy by 2-3m to stop canopy smothering mature oak. G4 - Group of three Holly clumps - Fell to ground level so we survey base of three mature oaks.
As published by the council, reference 25/02490/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02490/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- SOUTHWICK AND WICKHAM WARD
- Parish
- Wickham And Knowle
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO17 5EY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Winchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01267/TPO Awaiting decision
3 Copperwood Holt Close Wickham Fareham Hampshire PO17 5EY
The tree is a Turkish Oak with a branch that over hangs two neighbouring gardens almost reaching to ground level. I am applying to remove the two branches that are responsible for this.
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26/01256/TPO Awaiting decision
3 Copperwood Holt Close Wickham Fareham Hampshire PO17 5EY
I wish to remove the following from a single ash tree one subsidiary trunk, the 2m stump of a previously removed trunk, part of a branch overhanging my neighbour's property. The reasons for removal...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Winchester
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Southern Arboriculture Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Fareham
Active · incorporated 2019 · Fareham
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Winchester granted permission on 23 February 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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