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Water Close Colebrook Street Winchester Hampshire

Decided Winchester 25/02529/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1 & T2 Magnolia - Crown reduction by 2m to curtail excessively long branches over garden area, clear adjacent building (now touching building) and improve visual appearance of both trees. Remove internal sucker growth, some branches are now very long & predisposed to fail if left as they are.

As published by the council, reference 25/02529/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/02529/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
ST MICHAEL WARD
Parish
Winchester Town

Site history

Applications at this address on the Winchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/00532/TPO Granted

    Water Close Colebrook Street Winchester Hampshire

    T1 & T2 Magnolia - Reduce longer over extended branches by 1.5m to reduce risk of breakage

    Decided 29 Apr 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Received by Winchester

  2. 12 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Merritt Tree Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Southampton

Active · incorporated 2003 · Southampton

205 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 99% granted

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Stone Applicant, registered in London

Dissolved · incorporated 2000 · London

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • MR IAN TAIT-SUPPORTS(FULL) Public Comment · 07 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 11 Dec 2025
  • SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 11 Dec 2025

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After the decision

Winchester has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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