St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary School Walford Road Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5AW
Approved on 17 October 2023
Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
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Proposal
Field Maples in the nursery area - fell x1 Sorbus & x1 Hornbeam. Trim x1 Field Maple to allow light into the school hall.
- Received
- 12 September 2023
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Ross East
- ReceivedReceived12 Sep
- ValidatedValidated12 Sep
- Consult.Consultation9 Oct
- TargetTarget Date24 Oct
- DecidedDecided17 Oct
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary School Walford Road Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5AW. Herefordshire has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Ross-on-Wye conservation area. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Ross East. We hold 4,980 applications in total for the HR9 postcode area.
98% of trees 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
- HR9 5AW
- Application type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ross-on-Wye Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 9 October 2023
- Consultation start
- 18 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 9 October 2023
- Last date for comments
- 9 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 24 October 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Chapel Tree Services Alton Court Farm Penyard Lane Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5NR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 September 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Ross-on-WyePart of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): Wye Valley
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Jun
T1 - Birch remove two smaller stems to leave the upright stem. Crown lift the three remaining stems to 12…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP261882/K - 20261 Apr
Playing field at the rear, not including the forest school area: G1 - Various Yew and Sycamore trees on the…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP260984/K - 20254 Mar
Proposed single-storey extension to rear of hall building, to create nursery facility.
ApprovedPlanning PermissionP250678/F - 20242 Dec
Proposed works to T1-Sycamore behind the bike shed, fell to ground andkill stump. T2 - Sycamore to the right…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP243091/K - 202225 Mar
T1 Sycamore - reduce canopy overhanging building by approximately one third by selective thinning and…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP221031/K - 202115 Jul
Proposed single-storey extension to detached hall building, to create 2 no. additional classrooms.
ApprovedCouncil Development Reg 4P212807/CD4 - 202130 Mar
Proposed works to 2 x Sycamore on boundary of school as it is hanging over garden of 5 Penrice Mews. Trees to…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP211312/K - 202117 Feb
Proposed extension of external hardplay area, following construction of new "pre-school" facility.
ApprovedCouncil Development Reg 4P210648/CD4 - 20197 Oct
Proposed works to Chestnut tree on right boundary of school playing field is hanging over rear right garden…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP193501/K - 201915 Apr
Single-storey extension to rear of detached school hall building, to create pre-school room.
ApprovedCouncil Development Reg 4P191371/CD4 - 20194 Mar
Proposed single-storey extension to rear of detached school hall building, to create Pre-school room.
WithdrawnCouncil Development Reg 4P190774/CD4
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