Springfield, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BA

T/2022/0096Tree Work in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 August 2022

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

1 x Yew tree (listed as T1 in notification) - Fell to ground level. 2 x Ash trees (listed as T2 and T3 in notification) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Group of mixed species trees (listed as G1 in notification) - Trim overhanging branches back to property boundary line.

Received: 24 June 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Lake District
Ward: Ambleside & Grasmere Ward

ReceivedReceived24 Jun
ValidatedValidated24 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date4 Aug
DecidedDecided3 Aug

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Springfield, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BA. Lake District has handled 917 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in the Ambleside conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,502 applications in total for the LA22 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: LA22 9BA
Application type: Tree Work in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Lakes
District: South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 June 2022
Target decision date: 4 August 2022
Application expires: 22 July 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period: 41 days

Additional information

UPRN: 100110756795
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Ambleside
World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
National park: Lake District

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lake District

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