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Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots

Refused Huntingdonshire 24/01972/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

T2 Yew - Fell right stem near to ground level leaving larger stem to flourish. - Smallest stem is growing over neighbours property this is to prevent damage to roof, wall, and foundations.

As published by the council, reference 24/01972/TREE

Application record

Reference
24/01972/TREE
Type
Works to Protected Tree
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse
Received
24 Oct 2024
Validated
25 Oct 2024
Decided
17 Dec 2024
Ward
St Neots Priory Park And Little Paxton
Parish
St Neots
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Huntingdonshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01153/TREE Awaiting decision

    Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots

    T9 (Leylandii Conifer) (2nd in from right, viewed from inside church grounds) - Dismantle and fell to ground level. T10 (Leylandii Conifer) (4th in from right, viewed from inside church grounds) - Dismantle and fell to ground level. Proposed for removal due to limited benefits, crowns extending over highway and reduced needs for maintenance.

    Submitted 25 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 26/01159/TRCA Awaiting decision

    Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots

    T1 (Prunus) - Lift lower limbs to improve access and reduce back to match upper canopy. T2 (Box Elder Maple) - Reduce overhang from neighbours back to boundary (up to approx. 2m). Reduce overhanging growth on three lower branches encroaching towards church building by 2/3m back to suitable growth points to match upper canopy. T3/T4/T5/T6 (x4) (Lime Trees) - Re-pollard back to previous points and remove epicormic growth. T7 (Dead Standing Robinia) - Monolith to a safe height of approximately 8ft. Tree is in significant decline and now completely dead standing with potential risk to neighbouring property or church if failure occurs. T8 (Yew) - Lift one side of canopy to approximately 3.5m to provide clearance for building works being undertaken beneath (base already installed).

    Submitted 25 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 24/02227/TRCA Awaiting decision

    Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots

    T1 Box - Fell to ground level - Tree is in declining and over 50% is dead. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level - Dead. T4 Sycamore - Fell to ground level and grind stump -Tree is growing into the conifer hedge and not growing very well, this will make more space for church carpark.

    Submitted 27 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2024

    Received by Huntingdonshire

  2. 25 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Dec 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

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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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  • Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots

    24/02227/TRCA Submitted 27 Nov 2024 5m away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jan

    T1 Box - Fell to ground level - Tree is in declining and over 50% is dead. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level - Dead. T4 Sycamore - Fell to ground level and grind stump -Tree is growing into the conifer hedge and not growing very well, this will make more space for church carpark.

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

  • 39 East Street St Neots PE19 1JU

    26/00693/HHFUL Submitted 14 Apr 2026 5m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~4 Sep

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    24/01797/TRCA Submitted 1 Oct 2024 21m away

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  • Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots

    26/01153/TREE Submitted 25 Jun 2026 22m away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

    T9 (Leylandii Conifer) (2nd in from right, viewed from inside church grounds) - Dismantle and fell to ground level. T10 (Leylandii Conifer) (4th in from right, viewed from inside church grounds) - Dismantle and fell to ground level. Proposed for removal due to limited benefits, crowns extending over highway and reduced needs for maintenance.

    Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

  • 34 Avenue Road St Neots PE19 1LJ

    23/80020/COND Submitted 16 Jan 2023 24m away

    Discharge of Conditions 4 ( No piling) and 5 (Tree Protection Plan) for 21/02083/HHFUL

    Granted Conditions Trees 5 docs

  • 28 Avenue Road St Neots PE19 1LJ

    22/00144/TRCA Submitted 22 Jan 2022 27m away

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    Decided Trees 2 docs

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