Upwell Primary School 61 School Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9EW

23/00146/TREECAWorks to/Fell Tree in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 18 September 2023

Council decision: Tree Application - No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

4 T No tag Goat Willow - Naturally seeded tree in poor location. Fell to ground level and treat the roots with Ecoplugs (systemic herbicide). 34 T 234 Goat Willow - Clean out the crown of deadwood, broken branches, suppressed and crossing branches. Tip reduce the subsiding branches to the northwest over play area to lessen the lever arm loading. 12 T 212 Norway Maple - Remove the dead stubs from the two heavily reduced limbs over the playing field. Tip reduce and shape the live growth on these two limbs. Remove the deadwood from the rest of the crown. 25 T 225 Italian Alder - Remove the re-formed deadwood. Monitor for instability and physiological decline following root disturbance. 31 T 482 Cappadocian Maple - Clean out the crown of deadwood, suppressed and crossing branches. 35 T No tag - Birch Poor location. Fell to ground level, stump to remain, finished height 50 mm.

Received: 25 July 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Ward: Upwell And Delph
Agent: Aspect Tree and Garden Services

ReceivedReceived25 Jul
ValidatedValidated7 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date18 Sep
DecidedDecided18 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Upwell Primary School 61 School Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9EW. Kings Lynn has handled 653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the Upwell conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Upwell And Delph. We hold 1,698 applications in total for the PE14 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: PE14 9EW
Application type: Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Upwell

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 August 2023
Target decision date: 18 September 2023
Decision issued: 27 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Aspect Tree and Garden Services
Agent address: 32 Nightingale Walk Denver Downham Market PE38 0DS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12337771
Comments: 0
Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Upwell Conservation AreaPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

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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Source: Kings Lynn

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