44 High Street Somersham Huntingdon PE28 3JB

20/01875/TREEWorks to Protected TreeApproved

Approved on 25 January 2021

Council decision: Consent toDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut: fell to ground level. This is a substantial tree which has been declining for several years. There is a column of decay in the eastern side of the main stem which extends from ground level to at least 2 metres high. Two main roots on the eastern side are substantially decayed and decay can now be seen on the north and west sides of the main stem, indicating that the decay is spreading through the stem. Large outbreaks of ink-cap mushrooms are regularly seen at the base of the tree, on the main stem and in the driveway next to the tree, indicating that dead wood is present in and around the tree; fruiting bodies in the driveway are likely from decayed roots.

Received: 25 September 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Huntingdonshire District Council
Ward: Somersham

ReceivedReceived25 Sep
ValidatedValidated25 Sep
Consult.Consultation27 Oct
TargetTarget Date20 Nov
DecidedDecided25 Jan

Decided in 122 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 44 High Street Somersham Huntingdon PE28 3JB. Huntingdonshire has handled 1,444 applications of this type. This one was decided in 122 days, 9 weeks longer than Huntingdonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Somersham conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Somersham. We hold 3,483 applications in total for the PE28 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Huntingdonshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: PE28 3JB
Application type: Works to Protected Tree
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Somersham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 September 2020
Consultation expiry: 27 October 2020
Consultation start: 6 October 2020
Consultation end: 27 October 2020
Last date for comments: 27 October 2020
Target decision date: 20 November 2020
Permission expires: 25 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 34a St Anns Lane GODMANCHESTER PE29 2JE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09101486
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Somersham
Listed building: Grade II: 44, High StreetOn this site · +2 more
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 007/94Part of the site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Huntingdonshire

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