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Elm Close Amersham Buckinghamshire

CH/2001/0047/KAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 5 November 2001

Council decision: TPO shall not be made; no replacementsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

RE-POLLARDING OF TWELVE MAPLE TREES WITHIN A CONSERVATION AREA

Received
20 September 2001
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Amersham On The Hill
  1. Received20 Sep
  2. Validated20 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Nov
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Elm Close Amersham Buckinghamshire. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 1,703 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Chiltern South Bucks's typical decision time. The site is in the Elm Close conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

58% of trees applications at Chiltern South Bucks were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amersham

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 September 2001
Target decision date
15 November 2001

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Elm Close
  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    12 Jul

    Beech tree (T1) - Fell (Elm Close, Amersham-on-the-Hill Conservation Area).

    RefusedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaPL/21/2772/KA
  2. 2019
    30 Sep

    Pollarding of ten maple trees and crown work to trees overhanging the road - Elm Close Conservation Area

    RefusedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaPL/19/3354/KA
  3. 2012
    2 Mar

    Pollarding of ten maple trees and pruning of low branches of other trees overhanging road - all within a…

    RefusedWorks to trees in CACH/2012/0395/KA
  4. 2009
    28 Sep

    Re-pollarding of ten maple trees within a Conservation Area

    RefusedWorks to trees in CACH/2009/1390/KA
  5. 2002
    11 Apr

    REMOVAL OF A YEW, CROWN LIFTING OF A LIME AND A YEW AND REDUCTION AND THINNING OF LOWER BRANCHES OF A BEECH…

    RefusedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaCH/2002/0024/KA

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