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Hillrise Bridge Road Benthall Broseley Shropshire TF12 5QS

23/01220/TPOWorks to Trees TPOApproved

Approved on 14 April 2023

Council decision: Grant Permission

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Selectively thin mixed species group (T3) by removing 40 percent of trees (prioritising Ash), and remove to ground level 2no. Ash (T4 and T5) protected by The Bridgnorth District Council (Benthall) TPO 1982 (Ref. BR/TPO/47)

Received
20 March 2023
Public comments
2
Ward
Much Wenlock
Agent
Forester & Arborist Services Ltd
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 25 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Hillrise Bridge Road Benthall Broseley Shropshire TF12 5QS. Shropshire has handled 2,370 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 2 weeks quicker than Shropshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Severn Gorge conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Much Wenlock. We hold 203 applications in total for the TF12 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Shropshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TF12 5QS
Application type
Works to Trees TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barrow

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2023
Consultation expiry
11 April 2023
Consultation end
10 April 2023
Target decision date
15 May 2023
Permission expires
14 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Forester & Arborist Services Ltd
Agent address
19 Arrow Road Shawbirch Telford TF5 0LF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
21 March 2023
Site notice end
11 April 2023

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BroseleyPart of the site · +1 more
  • World Heritage Site: Ironbridge GorgePart 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    20 Mar

    To remove to ground level 1no. Norway Spruce (T1) and 1no. Ash (T2) wthin Broseley Conservation Area

    ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation AreaFiled alongside23/01219/TCA
  2. 2023
    20 Mar

    Selectively thin mixed species group (T3) by removing 40 percent of trees (prioritising Ash), and remove to…

    This applicationApprovedTrees23/01220/TPO

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