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Betley Church Of England Primary School Church Lane Betley Crewe Staffordshire CW3 9AX

21/00318/TCATree Work - Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 19 April 2021

Council decision: No Objection Trees CADelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of existing trees to playground boundary - 5no. Silver Birch. Resurfacing of existing playground area damaged by tree roots with tarmacadam. Tree Replacement Scheme to include planting of 2no. Acer Campestre & 3no. Betula Pedula complete with root directors - Size 8-10cm girth spaced at 8m intervals. All as per proposed plan Rev04

Received
23 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Madeley & Betley
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided19 Apr

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Betley Church Of England Primary School Church Lane Betley Crewe Staffordshire CW3 9AX. Newcastle under Lyme has handled 658 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Newcastle under Lyme's typical decision time. The site is in the East Knoyle conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Madeley & Betley. We hold 1,022 applications in total for the CW3 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CW3 9AX
Application type
Tree Work - Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Betley Balterley Wrinehill

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2021
Target decision date
20 April 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Riverway Centre Riverway Stafford ST16 3TH

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09662179
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Betley
  • Article 4 direction: Betley
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    12 May

    Trees along Heighley court and close to school grounds

    ApprovedTree Works to TPO Tree(s)25/00360/TCA
  2. 2021
    22 Feb

    Removal of existing trees to playground boundary - 1no. Horse Chestnut, 1no. Sycamore, 1no. Flowering Cherry…

    ApprovedTree Work - Conservation Area21/00199/TCA
  3. 2010
    7 Dec

    Non material amendment to planning permission N.10/03

    Observations to County CouncilNon-material amendment10/00723/CPO
  4. 2010
    30 Nov

    Non material amendment to planning permisison N.10/03

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentN.10/03 NMA1
  5. 2010
    19 May

    Demolition of existing entrance and extension block, replacement extension

    ApprovedConsultation by County Planning10/00291/CPO
  6. 2010
    10 May

    Demolition of existing entrance and toilet block extension. Replacement extension building to comprise of…

    ApprovedOtherN.10/03

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