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The Bury Meadows Bury Road Witcham Cambridgeshire

Granted East Cambridgeshire 24/01094/TPO Work to tree with existing TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Points A to B, Our requirement is to ensure a clear surface is maintained which is wide enough to be safely used by pedestrians, horse riders and vehicles, as is required by its status as a Public Byway Open to All Traffic. The current useable width of the public right of Way has been reduced to 1.5m in places, primarily by encroaching, briars, blackthorn and Hawthorn. The proposal is to clear back the emerging surface vegetation 2m either side of the current clear usable surface. This vegetation is primarily bramble and young blackthorn suckers. In to enable safe use of the route by horse riders any encroaching vegetation / branches within this clearance width will be pruned to provide a clearance height of 4m from ground level. These works will have no impact on any mature trees growing within the boundary of the byway. Due to the density of the vegetation required clearing, this work will be carried out using a tractor mounted flail, ensuring the ground is firm on the date these works are carried out.

As published by the council, reference 24/01094/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/01094/TPO
Type
Work to tree with existing TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Consent (TREE)
Received
16 Oct 2024
Validated
16 Oct 2024
Decided
27 Nov 2024
Ward
Sutton
Parish
Witcham
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Consent (TREE)

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 27 November 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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