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Rowan Court Burnopfield

DM/18/02447/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 August 2018

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

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Proposal

T3 Mature Cypress tree crown reduction 1m in height and width. T4 Mature spruce Tree, prune back braches by approx. 2LinM behind hedge line boundary of BT site and from BT building. T5 Large Mature Spruce prune back approx 2LM to boundary hedge line and back from BT building. T6 Mature spruce Tree, prune back branches by approx. 2LM behind hedge line boundary of BT site and from BT building. T7 Large Mature Spruce prune back approx 2LM to boundary hedge line and back from BT building. . T9 Large Mature Spruce prune back by approx 2LM from BT building and back to boundary line. T10 Small Tilia prune back branches by approx. 2LM behind hedge line boundary of BT site and from BT building. T11 Mature spruce Tree, prune back branches by approx. 2LM being hedge line boundary of BT site and from BT building. T12 Large Mature Spruce prune back branches by approx. 2LM behind hedge line boundary of BT site and from BT building. T13 Mature Sycamore crown reduction by approx 5m in height and 2m width. T14 Mature Sycamore crown redcution by approx 5m in height and 2m width. T15 Mature Horse Chestnut, remove lower limb over neighbouring garden to rebalance tree. T17 Very Large Mature Horse Chestnut (Not on BT land) however large limb snapped and hung up and requires making safe and another large limb over top of BT building needs removing as may come down on top of property. All core waste and brash and small branches to be chipped into woodland base. (Section 211 notice)

Received
13 August 2018
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Burnopfield and Dipton
Agent
Ground Control Ltd
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 8 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Rowan Court Burnopfield. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 7 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Burnopfield conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2018
Consultation expiry
3 September 2018
Consultation start
13 August 2018
Consultation end
3 September 2018
Target decision date
23 September 2018
Decision issued
22 August 2018
Permission expires
22 August 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ground Control Ltd
Agent address
Radford Way Billericay CM12 0EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07204215
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Burnopfield
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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