Halfpenny Corner, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN
Approved on 27 March 2013
Council decision: Tree Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 Willow - Reduce the height by 30% and rebalance the sides. T2 Conifer - Fell. (Chilworth Gunpowder Mills Conservation Area).
- Received
- 13 February 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Tillingbourne
- ReceivedReceived13 Feb
- ValidatedValidated13 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Mar
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 42 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at Halfpenny Corner, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN. Guildford has handled 655 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 3 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chilworth Gunpowder Mills conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 175 applications across Tillingbourne. We hold 957 applications in total for the GU4 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- GU4 8NN
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- St. Martha
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 February 2013
- Last date for comments
- 27 March 2013
- Target decision date
- 27 March 2013
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Newells Estate Management
- Agent address
- New Oak, Brooklands Road, Heath End, Farnham Surrey, GU9 9BS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Chilworth Gunpowder Mills
- Green belt: Guildford
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202421 Feb
T1 Weeping Willow - Reduce lower extended limb over lawn by 6m to leave length of 5m. Reduce the remainder of…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area24/T/00043 - 201120 Apr
Eliminate east facing (road facing) window on upper storey bathroomEliminate conservatory and lay patio tiles…
WithdrawnNon-material amendment11/N/00052
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