Planning application
Sleepers Hill House George Eyston Drive Winchester Hampshire SO22 4PE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Front garden: T1 leaning Beech- remove , due to suppressing crown of surrounding mature beech trees the tree is of limited amenity value and leans heavily towards neighbours garden T2- Mature beech- lift by 2m to finish height at 5m no greater than 50mm - thin by 10% to prevent high sided vehicle damages on deliveries T3 -Mature Beech - thin crown by 10% repeat works to previous visit the thin is for windage impact to ensure wind goes through the crown rather than against it T4-Mature beech - crown thin by 10% works circa 2022 T5-Beech - crown thin by 10% to reduce windage impact T6 Mature beech - crown lift 2m to a finished height of 5m no greater than 50mm and thin 10% throughout Back Garden: T7 -reduce south west side over property by 2m leaving a finished crown spread of 5m crown raise to a finished height of 5m maximum wound size of 75mm T8 - Mature beech leaning over back patio) - sparse crown to be monitored over 6 month period (climb and inspect) - reduce south west side by 1-2m lateral branches only finished crown spread of 7m (no thin) T9 Mature beech (last tree in back corner) - reduce south west side by 1-1.5m to finished spread of 6m lift crown to 5m to no greater wound size than 75mm -thin by 10% throughout crown Cypress hedge -re establish trimming lines on sleeper hill house side and top trimming new growth only to previous trim line
As published by the council, reference 25/02495/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02495/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- ST PAUL WARD
- Parish
- Winchester Town
- Postcode
- SO22 4PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Winchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01468/DIC Granted
Sleepers Hill House George Eyston Drive Winchester Hampshire SO22 4PE
Original application: 16/02107/FUL Condition: 10
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Winchester
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Winchester took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Winchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Winchester decided tree works applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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