4 Rectory Close Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH
Approved on 20 September 2010
Council decision: Application PermitDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Sycamore Tree - T2 on Plan - adjacent to hut, fell.
- Received
- 18 August 2010
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cotswold District Council
- Ward
- Three Rivers
- ReceivedReceived18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 Sep
Decided in 33 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 4 Rectory Close Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH. Cotswold has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 9 days quicker than Cotswold's typical decision time. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 3,306 applications in total for the GL54 postcode area.
100% of trees applications at Cotswold District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- GL54 1LH
- Application type
- Works to trees in conservation areas
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Swell
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 August 2010
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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, 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
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20248 Jan
Horse Chestnut tree (T1)- to re-pollard mature tree back to previous consented height; 2-3m from side tips…
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas24/00058/TCONR - 201910 Jun
Sycamore (T1): reduce crown x 25% approximately 4m in height and lateral branches to balance upper crown
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas19/02207/TCONR - 201910 May
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by approx 1.5 - 2 metres - Tree has an imbalanced form from historic tree…
WithdrawnWorks to trees in conservation areas19/01763/TCONR - 20165 Dec
T.1 Birch - Reduce to previous pruning points by removal of approx 3m of regrowth and shape crow to balance
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas16/05058/TCONR - 201328 Nov
Horse Chestnut - sever roots at edge of driveway
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas13/05071/TCONR - 20137 Nov
T.1 - Chestnut Tree - crown reduction by about 2-3 metres and the width by about 4 metres. Measurement after…
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas13/04742/TCONR - 200715 Oct
1) Silver Birch - reduce by 40%. AMENDED TO: 30% CROWN REDUCTION AND RESHAPE
ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation Areas07/02851/TRECON - 200723 Mar
Yew - reduce height by 4 ft and take in front and back branches leaving side branches as a screen.
ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation Areas07/00779/TRECON
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