Sandford House 56 High Street Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NF
Proposal
Ash, weeping (T1) - fell due to >50% dead as a result of die back. Sorbus (T2) - reduce to 3.5m above ground level in order to help make the tree more stable. Cherry (T3) - directional prune to 3m radial spread in order to help make the tree more stable. Robinia (T4) - directional prune to 3m radial spread in order to help make the tree more stable. Ash (T5) - remove the limb on the south side of the tree to favour trees T2 - T4 beyond. Yew (T6) - Raise the crown to 5m above the drive to allow better access for larger vehicles. Cherry (T7) - Directional prune to reduce the north-eastern side of the crown to 3.5m radius to improve it's symmetry. Catalpa (T8) - Raise the crown to 2.5m above ground level for better pedestrian access. Fig (T9) - Reduce the crown to 3m high and 1.5m spread for future espalier training against the wall. Hawthorn (T10) - Reduce the height of crown to 5m above ground to improve it's stability. Sycamore (T11) - Directional prune the south side of the crown to reduce the overhang above the fig (T9)
- Received
- 19 September 2022
- Decided
- 14 October 2022 · No objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cotswold District Council
- Ward
- Grumbolds Ash With Avening
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Sep
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation7 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Oct
Decided in 25 days (council typically 42)
This is a tree application at Sandford House 56 High Street Avening Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8NF. Cotswold has handled 2,532 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 27 days. This one was decided in 25 days. The site is in the Avening conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Grumbolds Ash With Avening. We hold 750 applications in total for the GL8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20222 Sep
Construction of hardstanding and excavation works for retaining wall to site a greenhouse in the garden…
ApprovedListed building consent22/03093/LBC - 202210 Aug
Construction of hardstanding and excavation works for retaining wall to site a greenhouse in the garden…
ApprovedFull Application22/02833/FUL - 202012 Oct
Ash (T1) - Height approximately 18metres, radius approximately 9metres. Remove the two lowest branches…
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas20/03660/TCONR - 202018 May
Hawthorn (T1) - Fell; Hawthorn (T2) - Fell; Ash (T5) - Fell due to dieback; Hawthorn (T6) - Fell; (G1) - Area…
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas20/01634/TCONR - 201620 May
Sycamore (T1) - Remove the two stems nearest No 52 High St. down to a height of 3m above ground level
ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas16/02081/TCONR - 20082 Dec
Removal of part of internal wall to kitchen, lifting of flagstones in existing rear storeroom and relaying in…
ApprovedFull Application08/03475/FUL - 20082 Dec
Removal of part of internal wall to kitchen, lifting of flagstones in existing rear storeroom and relaying in…
ApprovedListed building consent08/03476/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Avening Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 (2) Direction Avening
- National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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