Orange Farm, Kilmersdon Hill, Frome, Somerset, BA3 5TD
Proposal
Proposed felling of a Weeping Ash tree in a Conservation Area (and replacement planting)
- Received
- 2 August 2012
- Decided
- 24 September 2012 · No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Ammerdown
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- ReceivedReceived2 Aug
- ValidatedValidated2 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Sep
- DecidedDecided24 Sep
Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at Orange Farm, Kilmersdon Hill, Frome, Somerset, BA3 5TD. Mendip has handled 775 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 47 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 6 days longer than Mendip's median. The site is in the Kilmersdon conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,583 applications in total for the BA3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Approval with ConditionsListed building consent2016/1552/LBC - 201510 Feb
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Approval with ConditionsWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2015/0299/TPO - 201230 Aug
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Approval with ConditionsWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2012/2113 - 201229 Jun
Alterations to external pipework and flue for boiler; revisions to roadside boundary wall, fence and gates
Approval with ConditionsHouseholder2012/1667 - 201229 Jun
Internal alterations including new stair to attic, new partitions and doorways to form two shower rooms and…
Approval with ConditionsListed building consent2012/1668 - 20058 Dec
Works to Weeping Ash tree in a conservation area (DEL)
ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA102287/013PG29
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Kilmersdon
- Listed building: Grade II: Orange Farmhouse, Part to Right Undergoing Conversion to Village HallOn or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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, 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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