The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Proposal
Rear garden; 1 No. Laurel - 50% reduction, 1 No. Sycamore - reduce/remove the lower branches to give 6m clearance above ground level, 1 No. Cherry - remove lowest right hand side branches, 1 No. Acacia - 30-35% reduction, raising the crown to give 4m above ground level.
- Received
- 13 November 2013
- Decided
- 12 December 2013 · Approval - Full
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Tendring District Council
- Ward
- Gt Bentley
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Nov
- ValidatedValidated13 Nov
- Consult.Consultation9 Dec
- TargetTarget Date25 Dec
- DecidedDecided12 Dec
Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG. Tendring has handled 899 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 31 days. This one was decided in 29 days. The site is in the Great Bentley conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Gt Bentley. We hold 2,538 applications in total for the CO7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201313 Nov
Front garden; 1 No. Sycamore - remove epicormic growth, clear around service cables and reduce branch over…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderFiled alongside13/01293/TPO - 201313 Nov
Rear garden; 1 No. Laurel - 50% reduction, 1 No. Sycamore - reduce/remove the lower branches to give 6m…
This applicationApprovedTrees13/01295/TCA
Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20264 Jun
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Large False Acacia - reduce by 50%
PendingApplication26/00861/TCA - 202320 Nov
Erection of two bay cartlodge.
ApprovedHH Application for Planning Permission23/01653/FULHH - 202315 May
Proposed erection of two bay cartlodge.
RefusedHH Application for Planning Permission23/00695/FULHH - 202319 Apr
1 No. Honey Locust - remove.
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area23/00583/TCA - 202029 Sep
1 False Acacia - trim overhanging trunks
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area20/01354/TCA - 202015 Jun
Proposed widening of existing gate opening.
ApprovedListed building consent20/00765/LBC - 201930 May
Widening of existing gate openings.
RefusedListed building consent19/00817/LBC - 201928 Mar
Proposed repairs to existing windows, re-wiring works, new heating system, re-roofing works and replacement…
ApprovedListed building consent19/00505/LBC - 201724 Nov
Group of Beech trees on rear boundary - reduce by approximately 25%, both side of the trees back to previous…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area17/02058/TCA - 201724 Nov
Acacia tree - reduce branches to give 2 m clearance over the garage. Horse Chestnut - reduce bough growing…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order17/02059/TPO - 201619 Sep
1 No. Acacia - roadside - cut back branches overhanging road
ApprovedTree Preservation Order16/01510/TPO - 201522 Oct
1 No. Sycamore - rear garden - fell
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area15/01620/TCA - 201317 Jun
Beech trees on the rear boundary with graveyard - reduce by 30% to approximately previous cutting points.
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area13/00693/TCA
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Great Bentley
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
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