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Swaynes Cottage Fore Street Weston Hitchin SG4 7AS

14/02858/1TCATrees (Conservation Area)Approved

Approved on 18 November 2014

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Crown reduce one Ash Tree (T1), one Hazel Tree (T2) and one Yew Tree (T3) by 30%. Remove one Noble Fir Tree (T4)

Received
30 October 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weston And Sandon Ward
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.4 Dec
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 19 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Swaynes Cottage Fore Street Weston Hitchin SG4 7AS. North Hertfordshire has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 4 weeks quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Weston conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Weston And Sandon Ward. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG4 7AS
Application type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Weston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2014
Consultation expiry
4 December 2014
Consultation end
4 December 2014
Neighbour consultation end
4 December 2014
Last date for comments
4 December 2014
Target decision date
25 December 2014
Permission expires
17 November 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 December 2014
Site notice end
4 December 2014

Appeal

Appeal status
Decided

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Weston
  • Listed building: Grade II: Swaynes CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: North HertfordshirePart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    12 Nov

    Hazel - Remove. Ash - Remove.

    ApprovedTrees (Conservation Area)21/03190/TCA
  2. 2017
    6 Jul

    Discharge of Condition 2: Notwithstanding the fact that the flat roof section of the single-storey extension…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/01736/1DOC
  3. 2017
    6 Jul

    Part discharge of Condition 12: Details and/or samples of materials and external finishes to be used on all…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/01735/1DOC
  4. 2016
    16 Aug

    Part two storey and part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey rear…

    Conditional ConsentListed building consent16/02043/1LB
  5. 2016
    8 Aug

    Addition of two windows on the ground floor north elevation, omission of first floor window on south…

    ApprovedNon-material amendment16/01968/1NMA
  6. 2016
    16 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 3: No development shall take place/commence until a written scheme of investigation…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/01546/1DOC

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