Springfield, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BA

T/2023/0180Tree Work in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 8 March 2024

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

2 x Ash trees (listed as T1 & T3 in the notification) - Fell to ground level. Ash tree (listed as T2 in the notification) - Reduce and reshape by up to 4.5m. Oak tree (listed as T4 in notification) - Reduce and reshape by up to 3m. Remove and replant conifer hedge (H1) - Consent not required for works to a hedgerow.

Received: 29 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Lake District
Ward: Ambleside & Grasmere Ward

ReceivedReceived29 Nov
ValidatedValidated30 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date11 Mar
DecidedDecided8 Mar

Decided in 38 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 100 days, 6 weeks longer 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: 30 January 2024
Target decision date: 11 March 2024
Application expires: 27 February 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 41 days

Additional information

UPRN: 100110756795
Documents: 5

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.

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lake District

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