Planning application
St Pauls Church St Pauls Square Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE14 2FZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prune branches away from lamp column of one Hornbeam tree (T1) (TPO 366) Prune branches away from lamp column of three Sycamore tree (T2,T3 + T8), four Holly trees (T4, T5, T7 + T9), one Wild Cherry tree (T6) (TPO 367) All trees overhang public footpaths and are interfering with lamp columns, create approximately 90-120 degree of clear arc for light to reach pavements (only cutting back overhang were it interferes with the light column and its illumination of the pavement) and prune each tree back to appropriate growth points to allow light to reach pavements.
As published by the council, reference P/2023/00096
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/00096
- Type
- Works to a Protected Tree
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Approval - Delegated
- Received
- 27 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Shobnall
- Parish
- Shobnall
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DE14 2FZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2023
Received by East Staffordshire
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3 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Conditional Approval - Delegated
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22 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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East Staffordshire granted permission on 17 March 2023, 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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