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Friends School Mount Pleasant Road Saffron Walden Essex

UTT/25/0461/TPOTree Preservation OrderAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Various works to trees as per schedule of works

Received
21 February 2025
Decision due
18 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Saffron Walden Shire
Agent
Keen Consultants
  1. Received21 Feb
  2. Validated21 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Friends School Mount Pleasant Road Saffron Walden Essex. Uttlesford has handled 389 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 February 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Saffron Walden conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Saffron Walden Shire.

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Application details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saffron Walden

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Keen Consultants
Agent address
Keen Consultants Timbers Gables Road Church Crookham Fleet GU52 6QY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13791143
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mount Pleasant RoadPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Friends School,Mount Pleasant Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 4AL,On or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 7/07/38-4114Part of the site · +10 more
  • Brownfield land register: Former Friends School, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ALRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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