Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST

2023/0456/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAApproved

Approved on 21 April 2023

Council decision: TCA ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T155 Hungarian oak - Remove major dead wood. G170a Western red cedar - Crown lift by 1m. T173 Whitebeam - Prune to maintain 1m clearance. T174 English yew - Prune back growth to maintain 1m clearance. T175 English oak - Selectively remove/prune back lateral growth to maintain 1m clearance. T176 English yew - Prune back growth to maintain 1m clearance. T187 Common beech - Crown lift to 5.5m. T190 Highclere holly - Maintain clearance of 2.4m T193 Magnolia - Crown lift and prune by 1m. T194 Cherry - Crown lift to 3m. T195 Oak - Remove 1x branch at 4m overhanging shelter, remove 1x rubbing branch at 5m & dead wood, crown lift to 3m. T201 Persian ironwood - Prune by 1m, crown lift 1m. T205 Apple - Reduce crown height by 2m and thin 20%. T219 Pride of India - Prune by 1.5m. T226 Common ash - Fell. T228 English yew - Prune back canopy by 1.5m-2m. T240 Deodar cedar - Fell. T247 Purple-leafed plum - Fell. T248 English yew - Crown lift 1m. T253 Copper beech - Reduce end-weight of lateral growth 1-2m

Received: 15 March 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wells Division
Agent: All Tree Services Ltd

ReceivedReceived15 Mar
ValidatedValidated15 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date26 Apr
DecidedDecided21 Apr

Decided in 37 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 12 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BA5 2ST
Application type: Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 March 2023
Target decision date: 26 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: All Tree Services Ltd
Agent address: All Tree Services Ltd Cutlers Green Chewton Mendip Radstock BA3 4NE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12013226
Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 6

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: Wells
Listed building: Grade II*: The CedarsOn this site · +4 more
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (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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Associated applications

2023
15 Mar
T155 Hungarian oak - Remove major dead wood. G170a Western red cedar - Crown lift by 1m. T173 Whitebeam…
This applicationApprovedTrees2023/0456/TCA
2023
15 Mar
(TPO- M1086,M1063) - See tree works specification.
ApprovedWorks/Felling of TPO TreesFiled alongside2023/0457/TPO

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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

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