Development Site Violet Gardens Falkenham Road Kirton Suffolk

DC/17/0228/TPOWorks to Trees under TPOApproved

Approved on 15 March 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Taylor Wimpey's development site called Violet Gardens, trees adjacent torear boundary ditch, overhanging garages (being constructed) of Plots 33and 34:-T6 and T8 - Oak - sympathetically prune lateral branches on eastern aspect to provide a (constructed/finished) roof clearance of approximately 2 metre's, and prune remaining canopy (on eastern aspect only) as necessary to leave an aesthetically balance appearance. The works are to facilitate to construction of the garage roofs and reduce the risk of damage to the them once constructed.

Received: 20 January 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: East Suffolk Council
Ward: Orwell And Villages

ReceivedReceived20 Jan
ValidatedValidated24 Jan
Consult.Consultation14 Feb
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided15 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Development Site Violet Gardens Falkenham Road Kirton Suffolk. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Orwell And Villages.

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Application details

Application type: Works to Trees under TPO
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Kirton

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 January 2017
Consultation expiry: 14 February 2017
Consultation start: 25 January 2017
Consultation end: 14 February 2017
Last date for comments: 14 February 2017
Target decision date: 20 March 2017
Decision issued: 16 March 2017
Permission expires: 16 March 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Urban Forestry
Agent address: The Old Sawmill Ampton Lane Ingham Bury St Edmunds IP31 1NS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Documents: 7
Constraints: 23

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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