Virginia Lodge, Birdingbury Road, Leamington Hastings, Rugby, CV23 8DY
Proposal
Cown reduce mature Yew tree in front garden by approximately 6ft (back to previous pruning points)
- Received
- 17 October 2018
- Decided
- 7 November 2018 · Approval
- Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- Ward
- Leam Valley
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Oct
- ValidatedValidated17 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date28 Nov
- DecidedDecided7 Nov
Decided in 21 days (council typically 63)
This is a tree application at VIRGINIA LODGE, BIRDINGBURY ROAD, LEAMINGTON HASTINGS, RUGBY, CV23 8DY. Rugby has handled 817 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 33 days. This one was decided in 21 days, 12 days quicker than Rugby's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Leam Valley. We hold 2,723 applications in total for the CV23 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Aug
T1 Magnolia, prune height and spread 1-1.5m, current height 5.5m, re-shape as ap
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR26/0789 - 202411 Nov
Yew arch prune to 3.5m, re-shape Spruce, (western power have pruned height), reduce height of Holly by…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR24/1040 - 202318 Jul
T1 Walnut, prune lateral branches extending out of dominant crown line to reduce chance of failure due to…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR23/0767 - 20222 Dec
T1 Cherry, tree is growing from neighbouring property to South and heavily encroaching over house roof. Apart…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR22/1291 - 20224 May
T1 Yew, tree dominates front of property, blocking light to front aspect. I propose to prune the height of…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR22/0412 - 20216 May
Spruce T1, prune to give 2m clearance from overhead power lines, tree insignificant in context of…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR21/0509 - 20197 Oct
T1 Hazel, prune multi stemmed tree back into hedge line (8m currently,) at approx.1.5-2m, to help give more…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR19/1296 - 20175 Apr
T1 - Cherry (at Cherry tree house) - prune back 2 lower overhanging branches. T2, T3, Holly and Elder prune…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR17/0604 - 201625 Jul
T1 - Magnolia - reduce by 2.5m and re-shape. T2 - Apple - reduce by 3m to previous pruning points. T3 - Apple…
ApprovedTrees in conservation areaR16/1650
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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