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Mere Cottage Ashmansworth Newbury Hampshire RG20 9SJ

T/00212/11/TCAWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 29 March 2011

Council decision: No Objection

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Proposal

Crown raise to clear hedge and reduce large limb growing into property back to union and remove smaller growth 1 Ash

Received
3 March 2011
Ward
Burghclere, Highclere And St Mary Bourne
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided29 Mar

Decided in 26 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Mere Cottage Ashmansworth Newbury Hampshire RG20 9SJ. Basingstoke has handled 1,580 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Basingstoke's typical decision time. The site is in the Ashmansworth conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,021 applications in total for the RG20 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG20 9SJ
Application type
Works to Trees - Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
ASHMANSWORTH CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2011
Consultation expiry
25 March 2011
Consultation end
25 March 2011
Last date for comments
25 March 2011
Target decision date
7 April 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
Arbcare Tree Surgeons
Agent address
Chalklands The Dene Hurstbourne Tarrant Andover Hampshire SP11 0AG

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Ashmansworth
  • Listed building: Grade II: Mere CottageOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    9 Jul

    (T1)- Ash, remove lower limb overhanging neighbouring property. (T2)- Cherry, remove lower limb overhanging…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasT/00258/18/TCA
  2. 2018
    1 May

    Demolition of existing single bay garage and erection of oak frame garage

    ApprovedHouseholder18/01261/HSE
  3. 2018
    1 May

    Demolition of existing single bay garage and erection of oak frame garage

    ApprovedListed building consent18/01262/LBC
  4. 2012
    30 Nov

    Fell 2 Ash to ground level

    ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasT/01249/12/TCA
  5. 2011
    18 Mar

    Overall foligage reductions of 30%, reduce to evenly shape and thin crown maximum to be removed 30% 1 Prunus

    ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasT/00281/11/TCA
  6. 2010
    11 Oct

    Repollard 1 Ash and reduce 1 Ash by 40%

    ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation AreasT/00775/10/TCA

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