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St Margarets Church High Street Abbotsley

Granted Huntingdonshire 23/00680/TRCA Works to Tree in Con Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1,T3,T4 and T6 all limes (tilia x europaea), old pollards well overdue recutting, encroaching on the footway and churchyard, repollard by 2-3m. T2,T5 and T7 chestnuts, also old pollards overdue recutting, repollard by 2-3m. T8 weeping ash (fraxinus excelsior 'pendular') tree grown well out of balance, heavy growth over neighbouring property. we intend to reduce crown by around 2m to reduce risk of failure and damage to neighbouring house.

As published by the council, reference 23/00680/TRCA

Application record

Reference
23/00680/TRCA
Type
Works to Tree in Con Area
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Consent to
Received
14 Apr 2023
Validated
18 Apr 2023
Decided
1 Jun 2023
Ward
Great Paxton
Parish
Abbotsley
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Huntingdonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/00622/TRCA Decided

    St Margarets Church High Street Abbotsley

    Reduce Lateral Limbs by 2 Meters in Weeping ash (fraxinus excelsior 'Pandula') in order to rebalance after breakout on opposite side. Limbs overhanging neighbouring property, currantly under construction. Potential decaying in main union. Removy ivy to inspect.

    Decided 2 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2023

    Received by Huntingdonshire

  2. 18 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Consent to

  4. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Thompson Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in East Grinstead

Active · incorporated 2020 · East Grinstead

41 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Huntingdonshire granted permission on 1 June 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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