Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST

2023/0457/TPOWorks/Felling of TPO TreesApproved

Approved on 3 May 2023

Council decision: TPO ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

(TPO- M1086,M1063) - See tree works specification.

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

ReceivedReceived15 Mar
ValidatedValidated15 Mar
Consult.Consultation10 Apr
TargetTarget Date10 May
DecidedDecided3 May

Decided in 49 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 49 days. 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 114 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,946 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 of TPO Trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 March 2023
Consultation expiry: 12 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 10 April 2023
Target decision date: 10 May 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: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice end: 12 April 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12014208
Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 123

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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(TPO- M1086,M1063) - See tree works specification.
This applicationApprovedTrees2023/0457/TPO

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mendip

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