Planning application
17 Langham Place Winchester Hampshire SO22 5TN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Horse Chestnut: Re-reduce crown to historic pruning points, achieving finished height of 18m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m. T2 Common Lime: Reduce two lowest overhanging limbs to boundary. T3 Nor...
As published by the council, reference 26/02251/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02251/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 28 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SO22 5TN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Winchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01211/TPO Decided
17 Langham Place Winchester Hampshire SO22 5TN
T1 Lime sp. to pollard at 10m first fork. The proposal is therefore a risk-management measure intended to retain the tree rather than remove it. T2 Horse Chestnut Reduce the height of the Horse Che...
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24/01968/TPO Granted
17 Langham Place Winchester Hampshire SO22 5TN
T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by 3m on north side retaining a branch spread of 7 metres in all directions. Reduce height by 3m to retain height of 18m. No prune wound greater than 50mm diameter. T2 Lime - Remove lowest two limbs on S side resulting in no greater than 100mm prune wound diameter. T3 Lime - Remove lowest three limbs on NW side resulting in no greater than 75-100mm prune wound diameter. Reason: to allow ongoing skyline visibility and light fall to garden and dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2026
Received by Winchester
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28 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 December 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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17 Langham Place Winchester Hampshire SO22 5TN
99% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug
T1 Lime sp. to pollard at 10m first fork. The proposal is therefore a risk-management measure intended to retain the tree rather than remove it. T2 Horse Chestnut Reduce the height of the Horse Che...
Decided Trees 3 docs -
1-4 Woodpeckers Drive Winchester SO22 5JJ
Amendment to planning application 20/01554/FUL to alter condition No.2 to make minor material amendments to the approved drawings - See cover letter
Granted Full applications 93 docs -
1-4 Woodpeckers Drive Winchester SO22 5JJ
Discharge of conditions 20 and 22 of planning application 20/01554/FUL
Granted Conditions 26 docs -
1-4 Woodpeckers Drive Winchester SO22 5JJ
(Amended plans) Demolition of existing four dwelling houses and the erection of nineteen dwellings, with associated access, parking and landscaping
Granted Full applications Demolition 162 docsSeveral homes -
1 - 4 Woodpeckers Drive Winchester Hampshire
Tree numbers refer to attached approved tree protection plan (TPP). Proposed tree works agreed on site with senior arboricultural officer (Ivan Gurdler). Beech (T1, T5, T6, T11, T13, T14, T15, T16, T30, T32) - crown reduce outer extremity of crown over public highway by 3 -4 metres with no greater than 75mm maximum prune wound diameter. Crown lift to 5m over highway with no greater than 75mm maximum prune wound diameter. Reason: to reduce end weight and extension over public highway. To remove lower branches conflicting with highway. Sycamore (T24) - reduce crown on development side only by 4m with no greater than 100mm maximum prune wound diameter. Reason: to reduce crown for construction access.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
6 Woodpeckers Drive Winchester SO22 5JJ
Discharge of condition 3,4,10,13,18 and 19 of planning application 19/02677/FUL
Granted Conditions 17 docs
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