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2 Spriggs Close Sawtry Huntingdon PE28 5FF

Refused Huntingdonshire 24/01207/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

T1 Ash - Pollard the tree approximately 1-2 meters above the Laurel hedge - Tree is overgrown. T2 Ash - Height Reduction 4-5 Meters - To Large for location

As published by the council, reference 24/01207/TREE

Application record

Reference
24/01207/TREE
Type
Works to Protected Tree
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse
Received
8 Jul 2024
Validated
10 Jul 2024
Decided
20 Sep 2024
Ward
Sawtry
Parish
Sawtry
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PE28 5FF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2024

    Received by Huntingdonshire

  2. 10 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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