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Tree belt opposite 4 Rectory Cottages The Drift Fornham St. Martin IP31 1SU

SE/10/0344Works to TPO'sApproved

Approved on 23 April 2010

Council decision: Approve application

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Proposal

TPO290(1973)8 - Tree Preservation Order ApplicationOak tree - Selectively reduce branches overhanging track by up to 25% (within area A4 on Order).

Received
25 March 2010
Ward
Fornham
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Tree belt opposite 4 Rectory Cottages The Drift Fornham St. Martin IP31 1SU. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,716 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP31 1SU
Application type
Works to TPO's
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fornham St. Martin Cum St.Genevieve

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2010
Consultation expiry
16 April 2010
Consultation start
26 March 2010
Consultation end
16 April 2010
Target decision date
20 May 2010
Permission expires
22 April 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Urban Forestry The Old Sawmill Ingham Bury St. Edmunds IP311NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
2
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Source: West Suffolk

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