3 Church Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DG
Approved on 13 February 2023
Council decision: Application GRANTED
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Proposal
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: Front Garden - T1 Willow Tree - Re-polllard to previous points approx 4m reduction.T2 Walnut Tree - reduce by 2-3m overall, crown lift over drive way up to 5m.Rear Garden-Right hand SideT3 Willow Tree - Reduce by 2-3m overall.T4 Willow Tree - Reduce by 3m overallT5 Willow Tree - Reduce lowest branch over the lawn area by half approx. 4-5m.T6 Sycamore Tree - Fell to ground level, Tree is rubbing on fence and will never be a specimen Tree as it struggles for light under the large Weeping Willow which has caused all the growth to be overhanging the Neighbours land.T7 Willow Tree - Reduce by 3-4m overall.Rear Garden - Left Hand SideT8 Apple Tree and T9 Conifer -Fell to ground level as poor specimens tall and thin and covered in Ivy.T10 Cherry Tree - Reduce by 3m overall - to control size of Tree and give good clearance to Village Hall.T11 Cherry Tree - Fell to ground level, Tree is no specimen due to its location under the Larger Cherry Tree, it leans towards the Village Hall and is touching the roof, all growth is over the boundary line.T12 Cherry Tree Reduce by 3-3.5m overall, remove the lowest branch on the Village Hall side back to the trunk. Reduce to control size of Tree, remove branch as an obstruction on the Village Hall side for Vehicles etc.T13 5 Hazel Trees- Reduce to leave at 3m above ground level.T14 Apple Tree - Reduce by 3-4m - Tree has become too dominant in this area by the side of the Garage, reduce to control size and reduce liability risk of limb failure.
- Received
- 5 January 2023
- Council
- Braintree District Council
- Ward
- BUMPSTEAD
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated12 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Feb
- DecidedDecided13 Feb
Decided in 32 days
About this application
This is a tree application at 3 Church Street Steeple Bumpstead Essex CB9 7DG. Braintree has handled 710 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days. The site is in the Steeple Bumpstead conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 370 applications in total for the CB9 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CB9 7DG
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Steeple Bumpstead Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 January 2023
- Target decision date
- 23 February 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Ian Allston Tree Surgery Ltd Parsonage Farm Church Road Elmstead CO7 7AP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Steeple Bumpstead
- Listed building: Grade II: Lock Up Approximately 30 Metres North West of Parish ChurchOn or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, 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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Source: Braintree
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