38 Winchester Road Whitchurch Hampshire RG28 7HP

Unknown T/00064/26/TCA
Date received
29 Jan 2026
Date validated
30 Jan 2026
Postcode
RG28 7HP

Description

T1- Ash- Pollard down to a 5m height - originally a. Self set on boundary between two properties, the tree stands within 1.5m of the property overhanging roof and washing area causing excessive shade to both properties and gardens. It contributes to the damp at number 38. The tree has to be regularly( see other applications) pruned to prevent it touching the fabric of the building, in these financially constrained times a financial burden becoming harder to meet. The first signs of ADB are visible in the sparse budding within the crown of the tree. The proposed work will relieve to greater and lesser extent all the above except the ADB. Though from my observational experience over the last 10 years or so, pollarding has reinvigorated a small number of Ash with ABH. Pollarding of Ash, historically, is not an uncommon practice, especially in rural locations. Our client has already taken steps for succession planning for the day they lose the Ash to ADB with recent planting of tree in their very small garden.

Basingstoke
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Basingstoke ranks #177 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 46% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 96% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
96% approved vs 90% nationally
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Basingstoke decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #91 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #43 of 292
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #177 of 292
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #189 of 292
75%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,066
Total decisions
91 refused in 2025