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2 The Square South Luffenham Oakham Rutland LE15 8NS

2015/0800/CATWorks to a tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 7 October 2015

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Dismantle 1 No. Eucalyptus to low stump. Reduce crown of 1 No. Willow to reduce lever forces on leaning trunk - height reduction to approx 21m.

Received
2 September 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Normanton Ward
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 The Square South Luffenham Oakham Rutland LE15 8NS. Rutland has handled 1,004 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Rutland's typical decision time. The site is in the South Luffenham conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Normanton Ward. We hold 3,196 applications in total for the LE15 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Rutland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LE15 8NS
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
South Luffenham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 September 2015
Target decision date
13 October 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Michael Seymour - Seymour Tree Care
Agent address
6 Back Lane South Luffenham Oakham Rutland LE15 8NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
12

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: South Luffenham
  • Listed building: Grade II: 6, Back LaneOn or next to this site

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 (20)

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, 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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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    22 Oct

    Beech (T1) - Reduce height of Beech tree by 3m, and reduce spread by 2m to shape crown of tree

    ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation Area2020/1209/CAT
  2. 2020
    27 Aug

    Remove Pissard's Plum tree (T2)

    ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation Area2020/0964/CAT
  3. 2020
    2 Jun

    Remove lowest 2m of secondary growth from Beech tree (T1), to produce a narrower vase-shaped crown and thin…

    ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation Area2020/0562/CAT
  4. 2017
    19 Jun

    G1 - Remove the Cypress trees forming screen to ground level

    ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation Area2017/0588/CAT
  5. 2015
    4 Nov

    Proposed extension to dwelling

    ApprovedFull Application2015/0989/FUL
  6. 2015
    28 Sep

    Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) (T1) - Fell (risk of failure from rotten stems, leaning stems and lifting root…

    ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation Area2015/0876/CAT

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