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Birch Wood Area Special School Grange Drive Melton Mowbray LE13 1HA

Granted Melton 24/00905/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1-Black Poplar Hybrid tree (populus Canadensis) - Pollard to first suitable branch union on main stem as tree has had a recent large branch failure on to the playground, and concerns for safety of people/children in the playground and neighbouring car park.

As published by the council, reference 24/00905/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/00905/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Consent to work on Trees
Received
26 Sep 2024
Validated
26 Sep 2024
Decided
14 Jan 2025
Ward
Melton Craven
Parish
Melton Craven Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LE13 1HA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Melton register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00819/TPO Granted

    Birch Wood Area Special School Grange Drive Melton Mowbray LE13 1HA

    T1- Silver Maple - Reduce western most stem by 2 metres to lessen branch weight

    Decided 14 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 23/00273/TPO Granted

    Birch Wood Area Special School Grange Drive Melton Mowbray LE13 1HA

    T1,T2,T3,T4-Horse Chestnut trees - Crown lift, by removing or shortening limbs towards driveway by up to 4.5m T5-Horse Chestnut tree - Fell

    Decided 17 May 2023 Trees
  • 20/01374/TPO Granted

    Birch Wood Area Special School Grange Drive Melton Mowbray LE13 1HA

    T1a, T2a & T3a - Acer trees - Fell T3 - Norway Maple tree - Remove basel growth and crown lift up to 5.5 metres. T5 - Common Ash tree - Removal of deadwood and overhangs to neighbouring property T6 - Norway Maple tree - Removal of deadwood and overhangs to neighbouring property T8 - Silver Maple tree - Cut back 2 limbs T15 - Goat Willow tree - Cut back overhangs T43 & T71 - Horse Chestnut - Fell T41 - Apple tree - Fell T63 - Sycamore tree - Crown lift up to 7 metres T64 - Sycamore tree - Remove large diameter deadwood.

    Decided 28 May 2021 Trees
  • 19/01147/TPO Granted

    Birch Wood Area Special School Grange Drive Melton Mowbray LE13 1HA

    T1-Willow tree - Pollard to around 5 metres to suitable points to maintain suitable size for its location.

    Decided 11 Nov 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2024

    Received by Melton

  2. 14 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Consent to work on Trees

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Jason Tearne Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Melton Mowbray

Active · incorporated 2007 · Melton Mowbray

55 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Melton granted permission on 14 January 2025, 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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