Planning application
23 Hawkswood Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7RD
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Crown reduce lower canopy of oak tree, by up to 3m of neighbouring property and workshop to bring in line with upper canopy, while keeping the tree well balanced.
As published by the council, reference PL/2023/01240/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2023/01240/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 7 Jun 2023
- Validated
- 7 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2023
- Ward
- Meriden
- Parish
- Balsall Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
- Postcode
- CV7 7RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jun 2023
Received by Solihull
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11 Sep 2023
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Coventry
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5 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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