Farringford Lodge Bedbury Lane Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9PB

20/01190/TWTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 28 October 2020

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

The beech tree situated as detailed in the application is to have the following work carried out The crown is to be raised to achieve a 5.5 metres ground clearance. The crown overhanging the house is to be reduced to achieve a clearance of the the west facing end of the building of 1 metre. Crown overhanging the road is to be reduced back to the roadside edge. The remaining crown is to be crown cleaned removing dead dying and dangerous branches and shaped to fit the two areas of crown reduction south and east to leave the tree with a natural form. All reduction cuts are to be to strong growth points that are at least one third the diameter of the adjacent pruning point.

Received: 27 July 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Isle of Wight Council
Ward: Freshwater South

ReceivedReceived27 Jul
ValidatedValidated27 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided28 Oct

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Farringford Lodge Bedbury Lane Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9PB. Isle of Wight has handled 2,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Freshwater South. We hold 724 applications in total for the PO40 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Isle of Wight Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: PO40 9PB
Application type: Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Freshwater

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 August 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08924631
Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Farringford LodgeOn this site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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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