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The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY

Decided Stafford 24/38929/TCA Tree Works in Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Forton and Meretown Conservation Area: Ash & White Willow - Cut them down and replant something a metre or two inside the boundary wall to stop the damage to the wall.

As published by the council, reference 24/38929/TCA

Application record

Reference
24/38929/TCA
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
None Determined
Received
25 Mar 2024
Validated
25 Mar 2024
Decided
24 Jan 2025
Ward
Gnosall And Woodseaves
Parish
Forton
Decision by
Works To Trees
Postcode
TF10 8BY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2024

    Received by Stafford

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: None Determined

  3. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Stafford has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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