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St Thomas Church Church Road Talywain Pontypool Torfaen

17/P/0702/TPOWorks to a tree with a TPOApproved

Approved on 20 October 2017

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Works to trees comprising - T2 - Crown lift, T3 - Reduce Crown by 30%, T4 - Croft lift

Received
6 September 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abersychan
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target18 Oct
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Thomas Church Church Road Talywain Pontypool Torfaen. Torfaen has handled 175 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Torfaen's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Abersychan.

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

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Application details

Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pontypool Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2017
Consultation expiry
4 October 2017
Consultation start
13 September 2017
Consultation end
4 October 2017
Last date for comments
4 October 2017
Target decision date
18 October 2017
Permission expires
20 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Steve Ambler & Sons Tree Specialists 28A Sunnydale Bungalow Intermediate Road Brynmawr Blaenau Gwent NP23 4SF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    7 Aug

    T5 fell and replant and T6 crown reduce by 30% and partial re-balance

    ApprovedWorks to a tree with a TPO15/P/00481
  2. 2015
    28 Apr

    T3 tip back growth, T5 reduce limb and T9 remove defective stem

    ApprovedWorks to a tree with a TPO15/P/00237
  3. 2012
    24 Jul

    Various tree works to trees T1 to T11

    ApprovedWorks to a tree with a TPO12/P/00352
  4. 2009
    27 Oct

    Remove lower crown spread wychelm (T1), reduce lower limbs Sycamore (T2), & reduce wychelm (T4).

    ApprovedWorks to a tree with a TPO09/P/00466(W)
  5. 2009
    3 Mar

    Change of use to 6 Maisonettes, replacement windows & new pedestrian gateway

    ApprovedFull Application09/P/00081(W)
  6. 2007
    12 Jun

    Complete maintenance, overhang, reduction of branches, ivy

    ApprovedWorks to a tree with a TPO07/P/00146(W)

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