44 Main Street Hardwick CB23 7QS

20/2331/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 10 December 2020

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

(T1) Hawthorn - reduce to 5 feet in height to maintain this tree in its current location. (T2) Leaning Maple - reduce crown by 8-10 feet. - remove lowest lateral heading toward Ash. To reduce the risk of end loading. (T3) Leaning Hawthorn - raise crown to 2 meters over newly planted Yew below to improve growing conditions for Yew. (T4) Hawthorn - reduce to adjacent gutter height to prevent interference with BT lines. (T5) 4x Cypress - remove to ground level for re-landscaping and replanting. (T6) Laburnum - remove to ground level for re-landscaping and replanting. (T7) Hornbeam - reduce in height by 2 meters to prevent interference with BT line.

Received: 14 November 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Ward: Hardwick

ReceivedReceived14 Nov
ValidatedValidated16 Nov
Consult.Consultation16 Nov
TargetTarget Date28 Dec
DecidedDecided10 Dec

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 44 Main Street Hardwick CB23 7QS. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hardwick conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Hardwick. We hold 2,506 applications in total for the CB23 postcode area.

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

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Application details

Postcode: CB23 7QS
Application type: Works to CA trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hardwick CP
District: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 November 2020
Consultation expiry: 16 November 2020
Consultation start: 16 November 2020
Consultation end: 16 November 2020
Last date for comments: 16 November 2020
Target decision date: 28 December 2020
Permission expires: 10 December 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Oakes and Watson
Agent address: 17 West End Haddenham ely cb6 3td United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 4
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hardwick
Listed building: Grade II: Village Pump South East of Parish ChurchOn or next to this site
Brownfield land register: 44, Main Street, Hardwick, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7QSRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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