Planning application
13 Hawthorn Close Colden Common Winchester Hampshire SO21 1UX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Crown lift by removing low hanging secondary branches to clear property roof and towards garage to balance crown shape
As published by the council, reference 26/00272/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00272/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- COLDEN COMMON AND TWYFORD WARD
- Parish
- Colden Common PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO21 1UX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Winchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01058/LDP Decided
13 Hawthorn Close Colden Common Winchester Hampshire SO21 1UX
Loft conversion.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Winchester
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Mar 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
Merritt Tree Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Southampton
Active · incorporated 2003 · Southampton
181 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 99% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Winchester granted permission on 27 March 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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