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9A George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ

Refused Luton 21/00795/TPOS Works to protected trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to protected tree (E107/024) - To Pollard a Sycamore Tree (T1)

As published by the council, reference 21/00795/TPOS

Application record

Reference
21/00795/TPOS
Type
Works to protected trees
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
8 Jun 2021
Validated
22 Jun 2021
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 2BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jun 2021

    Received by Luton

  2. 22 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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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