Planning application
4 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash tree in the rear garden of 4 Alfreda Road where it overhangs the rear garden of 7 Athelstan Road. Remove all branches where they overhang 7 Athelstan Rd back to the trunk, reducing crown size and height. Branches are located at varying heights of 3m to 6m.
As published by the council, reference 25/01679/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01679/WTCA
- Type
- Works to Trees Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- GRANT - Works to Trees
- Received
- 17 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2025
- Ward
- WHITCHURCH AND TONGWYNLAIS
- Decision by
- Delegated OM (Major & GL)
- Postcode
- CF14 2EH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2025
Received by Cardiff
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21 Jul 2025
Decision issued: GRANT - Works to Trees
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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