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4 York Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4PQ

DC/089964Tree Works In A Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 November 2023

Council decision: Granted

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Proposal

I wish to remove a tree from our rear garden at 4 York Road, SK4 4PQ. The tree is a Lombardy poplar, over 60 years old, at the rear of the garden. It is probably 5 stories tall (it towers over our 3 story house). It has started to drop branches and has developed a lean to the northeast, as the prevailing winds tend to be from the southwest. I have been advised that lopping a tree of this type will not solve the problem, only make it worse (my neighbour did this, and the tree fell down a few years later). The neighbours are very worried as their properties would be affected if the tree were to fall. I am also nervous as the tree would also fall on my property. I don't like being nervous and I don't like having nervous neighbours. We will plant another tree (not a poplar!) in its place, as well as adding other (small) trees to the garden. HAR/CA15.

Received
4 October 2023
Ward
Heatons North (Here)
  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated4 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Nov
  5. Decided13 Nov

Decided in 40 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 York Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4PQ. Stockport has handled 594 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days. The site is in the Heaton Moor conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Heatons North (Here). We hold 1,696 applications in total for the SK4 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SK4 4PQ
Application type
Tree Works In A Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 October 2023
Target decision date
15 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12501410
Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Heaton Moor
  • Article 4 direction: Heaton Moor Road
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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