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
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.
As published by the council, reference DM/2024/01393
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2024/01393
- Type
- Works to trees in a Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 8 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2024
- 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/2023/00077 Granted
Monmouth Castle Castle Hill Monmouth Monmouthshire
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Nov 2024
Received by Monmouthshire
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3 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Monmouthshire granted permission on 3 December 2024, 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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