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The Elms Thicket Road Houghton

Refused Huntingdonshire 23/00282/TREE Works to Protected Tree

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Tree 3050 - Oak - Reduce by 3-4mtrs in height, shape and balance where required. Complaints have been received from a neighbouring property on Home Farm Road 1. The height of the tree has become too large and too tall 2. Branches are intruding and growing too close to a neighbouring property

As published by the council, reference 23/00282/TREE

Application record

Reference
23/00282/TREE
Type
Works to Protected Tree
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
15 Feb 2023
Validated
15 Feb 2023
Decided
16 May 2023
Ward
Hemingford Grey And Houghton
Parish
Houghton And Wyton
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Feb 2023

    Received by Huntingdonshire

  2. 16 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newmarket

Active · incorporated 2020 · Newmarket

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Huntingdonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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