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38 Main Street Hardwick CB23 7QS

21/0800/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 29 July 2021

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

(Amended) (T1) Oak remove 2x lowest laterals over road, reduce middle crown over road by 2 meters. (To reduce the risk of end loading and allow vehicular access below.) (T2) Beech remove 2x lowest laterals over road, reduce 3x lowest laterals over lawn. (To improve form.) (G3) 2x Hawthorn & 1x Elderberry crown raise to 4 meters in height. (To allow vehicular access below.) (T4) Lilac reduce to a 1 meter trunk to regenerate to minimize lean over driveway. (T5) Prunus crown raise over drive to 3.5 meters in height, reduce middle crown over drive way by 1.5 meters, reduce limb parallel to drive way by 3 meters, removing elbow back to an upright. (To allow for vehicular access below.) (T6) Prunus remove lowest lateral, reduce middle crown by 1 meter. (To allow for vehicular access below.) (T7) Willow height reduction of 3.5 meters and shape remaining crown accordingly by 1.5 meters , clear BT line to give a 1 meter clearance. (To maintain this tree in its current location.) (T8) Ivy Covered Prunus reduce by 2-3 meters in height to reduce the risk of failure. (T9) Yew crown raise over stream by 1 meter, reduce middle crown by 50cm. (To improve form.) (T10) Damson reduce top crown by 1.5 meters over parking area. (To allow for vehicular access below.)

Received
5 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hardwick
  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.27 Jul
  4. Target16 Aug
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 38 Main Street Hardwick CB23 7QS. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hardwick conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Hardwick. We hold 2,505 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
5 July 2021
Consultation expiry
27 July 2021
Consultation start
6 July 2021
Consultation end
27 July 2021
Last date for comments
27 July 2021
Target decision date
16 August 2021
Permission expires
29 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Oakes and Watson
Agent address
17 West End Haddenham Ely CB63TD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
9
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.

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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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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