Planning application
Swainsley Farm Chevin Road Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 2US
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Removal to facilitate widening of entrance T2 - Sycamore - Removal to facilitate widening of entrance T3 - Ash - Removal to facilitate restoration of building and boundary walls T4 - Ash - Removal to facilitate restoration of building and boundary walls T5 - Silver Birch - Removal to facilitate restoration of building and boundary walls T6 - Sycamore - Removal to facilitate restoration of building and boundary walls T7 - Ash - Removal to facilitate restoration of building and boundary walls G1 - Rowan, Elder, Sycamore, Ash - Removal to facilitate restoration of building and boundary walls
As published by the council, reference TRE/2024/0539
Application record
- Reference
- TRE/2024/0539
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Application Approval
- Decision
- Granted As published: PER
- Received
- 15 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Belper South
- Postcode
- DE56 2US
Site history
Applications at this address on the Amber Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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AVA/2025/0348 Awaiting decision
Swainsley Farm Chevin Road Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 2US
Change of use of agricultural barn to residential dwellinghouse and associated internal and external alterations (may affect the character and appearance of the Conservation Area)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2024
Received by Amber Valley
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26 Sep 2024
Decision issued: PER
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Amber Valley granted permission on 26 September 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Swainsley Farm Chevin Road Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 2US
98% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jan
Change of use of agricultural barn to residential dwellinghouse and associated internal and external alterations (may affect the character and appearance of the Conservation Area)
Awaiting decision 27 docsDomestic -
Adshead Ratcliffe And Co Ltd Derby Road Belper Derbyshire DE56 1WJ
Cherry(T1) Raise crown on branches overhanging carpark by 3m back to main trunk using in-line cuts, allowing vehicular access to carpark. Cherry(T2) Raise crown on branches overhanging carpark to 3m. Reduce branches overhanging carpark by 2m back to main trunk using in-line cuts. Work on T1 & T2 also requested to reduce moss growth on carpark as this has become and Health & Safety issue. Multi stemmed group of Sycamore (T3, T4 & T5) Permission is requested to remove lower branches overhanging the asbestos roofs of the warehouses to give at least 2m clearance to prevent damage to the roofs.
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Work to be carried out: T1. Removal of dead/dying bough on Crabapple tree. T2. Removal of dead boughs on Prunus tree. T3. Long row of Conifer and Portuguese Laurel which was once a hedge - Permission requested to reduce to previous cuts, 4-5m from ground level and to maintain at this height over the next 10 years. T4. Row of overgrown Conifer hedge. Reduce back to previous cuts at approx. 4-5m from ground level, and to maintain at this height over the next 10 years. T5. Single Conifer, which was once the same height as all of the hedges - Permission is requested to reduce this to previous cuts at approx. 4-5m above ground level.
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Cutting back overhanging branches
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G1) Group of 4 prunus. Reduce the group Prunus padus by up to 3m (around 1/3)
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T1 + T3 Hornbeam, Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1 metre T2 Hornbeam, Fell to ground level and remove all arisings All 3 trees are small low amenity value trees, 2 will be kept reduced and the other to be felled is planted to close to the structure for future growth.
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