Planning application
Millfield House Mathern Road Mathern Monmouthshire NP16 6JD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech Tree on the boundary of Millfield, School House and 1/2 Stepaside. Tree does not have a TPO, but is in a conservation area. Tree is within 3 metres of Millfield's building, and overhangs all the properties, blocking light, and preventing necessary work on the garage roof of Millfield. Millfield is going to have solar panels, and the location is to be the roof of the garage - impossible given the tree overhang. The tree canopy was reduced about 10 years ago, and has therefore created large side branches. Request is to remove the tree but, if not, to reduce the canopy and remove low side branches that will otherwise grow into buildings, reducing the tree by at least 30% overall.
As published by the council, reference DM/2024/01478
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2024/01478
- Type
- Works to trees in a Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 2 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 11 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Shirenewton
- Parish
- Mathern Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer
- Postcode
- NP16 6JD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2024
Received by Monmouthshire
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11 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 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
6 documents on file for this application
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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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