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Tree works - subject to a Tree Preservation Order or in a conservation area

PLEASE READ THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS BEFORE COMPLETING THE PLANNING APPLICATION FORMS

FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE MANDATORY DOCUMENTS WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING MADE INVALID

SIGN AND DATE THE RELEVANT OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES, AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS CERTIFICATE AND DECLARATION ON THE APPLICATION FORM

WHEN APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF APPLICATION, WE REQUIRE 3 COPIES OF EACH DOCUMENT SUBMITTED FOR EACH APPLICATION UNLESS THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED VIA THE PLANNING PORTAL

ALL PLANS AND DRAWINGS SHOULD BE TO A METRIC SCALE

If you have any questions, please email planningapps@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

Works to trees protected by a TPO

Failure to supply sufficiently precise and detailed information may result in your application being rejected or delay in dealing with it. In particular, you must provide the following:

• completed and dated application form, with all mandatory questions answered  
• sketch plan showing the location of all tree(s).  An OS base plan is acceptable provided you have the necessary copyright licence
• full and clear specification of the works to be carried out
• statement of reasons for the proposed work
• evidence in support of statement of reasons, in particular you should provide a report by:

• a tree professional (eg arboriculturist or horticultural adviser) if your reasons relate to the health and/or safety of the tree(s)
• an engineer or surveyor, together with one from a tree professional (arboriculturist) if you are alleging subsidence damage.
• a report by an engineer or surveyor, together with one from a tree professional (arboriculturist) if you are alleging damage (other than subsidence) to property/structures caused by the tree(s).

Local requirements for applications to works to TPO trees - mandatory documents

• Photographs and photomontages (in colour) showing the trees which are the subject of the application, to include views of the trees within their context and in views from the road and other vantage points.

Location Plan

• 3 copies of a location plan based upon an up to date map to a scale of 1:250 or 1:2500 and showing the direction of north.  Plans should wherever possible show at least two named roads and surrounding buildings.  The properties shown should be numbered or named to ensure that the exact location of the application site is clear.
• The application site should have the boundary edged clearly with a red line, it should include all land necessary to carry out the proposed development, a blue line should be drawn round any other adjoining land owned by the applicant.
• If the location plan is Ordnance Survey based, please read the following section

'Under Section 107 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 makes it a statutory requirement that a person must not distribute an unlicensed Ordinance Survey Plan. The unauthorised reproduction and the processing of unlicensed plans is an infringement of Crown Copyright and could amount to an offence by the person submitting the plan. You therefore are requested to submit authorised copies of Ordnance Survey plans, or if you hold a valid Ordnance Survey Paper Map Copying Licence please submit three copies of the site location plan clearly showing the licence number.'

Block Plan (scale of 1:100, 1:200 or 1:500)

• 3 copies of drawings to show clearly the proposed development in relation to the site boundaries, the type and height of boundary treatment (e.g. walls, fences etc) the position of any building or structure on the other side of such boundaries.

Existing elevations (scale of 1:50 or 1:100)

• 3 copies of drawings to show clearly all sides of the existing building

Proposed elevations (scale of 1:50 or 1:100)

• 3 copies of drawings to indicate all sides of the proposed development where possible, the proposed building materials and the style, materials and finish of windows and doors, this is to show the proposed development in relation to the existing.  Blank elevations must also be included if only to show that this is in fact the case.
• Where a proposed elevation adjoins another building or is in close proximity, the drawings should clearly show the relationship between the buildings, and detail the positions of the openings on each property.   

Existing floor plans (scale of 1:50 or 1:100)

• 3 copies of drawings to show clearly details of the existing floor layout.

Proposed floor plans (scale of 1:50 or 1:100)

• 3 copies of drawings to show clearly details of the proposed floor layout.
  The drawings submitted should show details of the existing building(s) as well as those for the proposed development.  New buildings should be shown in context with adjacent buildings.
  

Local requirements for applications to works to TPO trees - conditional documents

• Existing and proposed site sections and finished floor and site levels (such as at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100)
  In all cases where a proposal involves a change in ground levels or is on a sloping site, all plans to clearly and consistently show existing and proposed works and all plans to have a scale bar, key dimensions (distance of the development from the boundaries of the site and size of the building) original paper size and a north point.

Works to trees in Conservation Areas (not subject to a TPO)

For works to trees in conservation areas, it is important to supply precise and detailed information on your proposal, therefore you may wish to provide the following:

• completed and dated form, with all questions answered
• sketch plan showing the precise location of all tree(s)
• a full and clear specification of the works to be carried out
• photographs and photomontages (in colour) showing the trees that are the subject of the application, to include views of the trees within their context and in views from the road and other vantage points
• a report by an engineer or surveyor, together with one from a tree professional (arboriculturist) if you are alleging damage (including subsidence) to property/structures caused by the tree(s)