Planning application
Monmouth Castle Castle Hill Monmouth Monmouthshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
CA - Tree works regarding woodland around Monmouth castle. Pollard a number of sycamore trees overhanging a public road. fell a large ash tree with ash diesback and remove deadwood from surrounding woodland.
As published by the council, reference DM/2023/00077
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2023/00077
- Type
- Works to trees in a Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 13 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 1 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 1 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Town
- Parish
- Monmouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer
Site history
Applications at this address on the Monmouthshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/2024/01393 Granted
Monmouth Castle Castle Hill Monmouth Monmouthshire
2x Oaks - Crown raise both trees to lamppost height (at the lamppost), and sympathetically over carpark and behind to balance, (as long as the light splay is clear and fences etc only directly adjacent lampposts needs to be raised to this level. - Remove any unstable deadwood over 20mm in diameter.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2023
Received by Monmouthshire
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1 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Approve
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Monmouthshire granted permission on 1 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five 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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