Planning application
Rear Of Vine Tree Cottage Caerwent Link Caerwent NP26 5AZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Sycamore - Foliage tip reduction of upper crown, remove crossing and abrading branches, remove epicormic growth to 2m on a cyclical basis to aid future inspection. Himalayan Birch - 1.5m pruning clearance behind toilet/barn block at main carpark, to stop tree interfering with roof.
As published by the council, reference DM/2024/01409
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2024/01409
- Type
- Works to trees in a Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 12 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Caerwent
- Parish
- Caerwent Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer
- Postcode
- NP26 5AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2024
Received by Monmouthshire
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4 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 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
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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