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Chimneys Springhill Lane Lower Penn Staffordshire WV4 4UF

22/00150/TREEWork to Trees - Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 29 March 2022

Council decision: Tree Works ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Section 211 Conservation Area Notification. Abies spp. (Fir) - Fell

Received
14 February 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Wombourne North & Lower Penn
  1. Received14 Feb
  2. Validated14 Feb
  3. Consult.1 Mar
  4. Target28 Mar
  5. Decided29 Mar

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Chimneys Springhill Lane Lower Penn Staffordshire WV4 4UF. South Staffordshire has handled 654 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Lower Penn conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 436 applications in total for the WV4 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WV4 4UF
Application type
Work to Trees - Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
LOWER PENN

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 February 2022
Consultation expiry
1 March 2022
Consultation end
1 March 2022
Target decision date
28 March 2022
Permission expires
29 March 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
3
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lower Penn Conservation Area Management Plan
  • Listed building: Grade II: Malthouse Cottage and Attached MaltingsOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 16/1964Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Green belt: South Staffordshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    15 Feb

    Section 211 Conservation Area Notification. Taxus spp. (Yew) - Crown reduction by up to 2 foot

    ApprovedWork to Trees - Conservation AreaFiled alongside22/00146/TREE
  2. 2022
    14 Feb

    Section 211 Conservation Area Notification. Abies spp. (Fir) - Fell

    This applicationApprovedTrees22/00150/TREE

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