Church Stretton Recreation Ground Crossways Church Stretton Shropshire
Approved on 9 January 2024
Council decision: Consent by Right - TreesDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Crown clean and remove dead wood of 4no Red Oak, 1no Oak, 1no Sycamore & 1no Pin Oak, fell 1no Cherry and crown reduce by up to 25% 1no Horse Chestnut within Church Stretton Conservation Area
- Received
- 24 November 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Ward
- Church Stretton And Craven Arms
- Agent
- Benbow Brothers Timber Limited
- ReceivedReceived24 Nov
- ValidatedValidated24 Nov
- Consult.Consultation24 Dec
- TargetTarget Date5 Jan
- DecidedDecided9 Jan
Decided in 46 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Church Stretton Recreation Ground Crossways Church Stretton Shropshire. Shropshire has handled 2,370 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 4 days longer than Shropshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Church Stretton conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address.
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
- Church Stretton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 November 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 24 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 24 December 2023
- Target decision date
- 5 January 2024
- Permission expires
- 9 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Benbow Brothers Timber Limited
- Agent address
- The Lodge Lee Brockhurst Shrewsbury SY4 5SA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 4 December 2023
- Site notice end
- 18 December 2023
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Church Stretton
- National Landscape (AONB): Shropshire Hills
- Local nature reserve: Coppice Leasowes, Church StrettonNext to the site
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, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Shropshire
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