Abbey Gardens Adj. To The English Bridge Shrewsbury Shropshire
Approved on 31 August 2023
Council decision: Consent by Right - Trees
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Proposal
To reduce back to previous pollard points branches over the public open space and to cut back up to approx. 5metres 4no. stems over the river from 1no. Poplar (T1) within Shrewsbury Conservation Area
- Received
- 9 August 2023
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Ward
- Abbey
- ReceivedReceived9 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation1 Sep
- TargetTarget Date20 Sep
- DecidedDecided31 Aug
Decided in 22 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Abbey Gardens Adj. To The English Bridge Shrewsbury Shropshire. Shropshire has handled 2,370 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 3 weeks quicker than Shropshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Shrewsbury conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Abbey.
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
- Application type
- Works to Trees - Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Shrewsbury Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 1 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 1 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 20 September 2023
- Permission expires
- 31 August 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 14 August 2023
- Site notice end
- 28 August 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Shrewsbury
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, 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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202118 Jan
Works to trees (see schedule) within Shrewsbury Conservation Area
ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation Area21/00250/TCA - 20175 Sep
Crown lift 3no Willow trees to top of fenceline within the Shrewsbury conservation area.
ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation Area17/04300/TCA - 20164 Apr
To crown raise 1No Lime tree to approximately 6m within Shrewsbury Conservation Area
ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation Area16/01433/TCA
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