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The Downs Malvern College Prep Brockhill Road Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6EY

Decided Herefordshire, County of P242675/K Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1 - Large dying Sweet Chestnut adjacent to outdoor school area on north side of playing fields, carefully reduce to a short trunk at approximately 10 metres. Reason - safety.

As published by the council, reference P242675/K

Application record

Reference
P242675/K
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Received
16 Oct 2024
Validated
16 Oct 2024
Decided
16 Dec 2024
Ward
Hope End
Parish
Colwall
Postcode
WR13 6EY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P242425/U Granted

    The Downs Malvern College Prep Brockhill Road Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6EY

    Lawful Development Certificate for the permanent retention and continued mixed class F1(a) and/or C2 use of a portable building currently sited and in use within The Downs Malvern College Prep School.

    Decided 4 Dec 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Herefordshire, County of has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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