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Kestrel Cottage 20 Watling Street Leintwardine Herefordshire SY7 0LW

P203164/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 10 November 2020

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Beech Tree - overreaching 4 neighbouring properties, reducing light in the gardens of all properties. Crown reduction of a minimum of 20% whilst retaining the aesthetic of the tree. Actual length of crown reduction in metres not possible because of size and height of the tree.

Received
17 September 2020
Ward
Mortimer
  1. Received17 Sep
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.16 Oct
  4. Target5 Nov
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Kestrel Cottage 20 Watling Street Leintwardine Herefordshire SY7 0LW. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Leintwardine conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Mortimer. We hold 2,093 applications in total for the SY7 postcode area.

99% of works to trees in a conservation area applications at Herefordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SY7 0LW
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leintwardine

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2020
Consultation expiry
16 October 2020
Consultation start
25 September 2020
Consultation end
16 October 2020
Last date for comments
16 October 2020
Target decision date
5 November 2020

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Nicky Tranter Tree Care Willow House Five Turnings Knighton Powys LD7 1NF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 September 2020

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, conservation areas, green belt, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    15 Aug

    Proposed works to Beech tree. Further crown reduction and shaping to improve light in the surrounding…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP232504/K
  2. 2018
    17 Jan

    Beech Tree- crown lift by 5m and crown thin by 15%-20%.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP180199/K
  3. 2013
    7 Feb

    Crown raise 1 x Copper Beech tree by removing lower horizontal branches. Crown thin and balance.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN130386/K
  4. 2010
    22 Oct

    Demolition of defective UPVC roof on rear lean-to and removal of partsof structure.

    WithdrawnConservation Area ConsentN102772/C
  5. 2010
    22 Oct

    Demolition of defective UPVC roof on rear lean-to and removal of partsof structure. Erection of replacement…

    ApprovedHouseholderN102762/FH

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