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5 Highfield Park Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3HD

Granted Stockport DC/087338 Tree Works In A Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1. Beech - Remove secondary lateral limbs to clear the roof by 2 metres. 2. Laurel - Reduce to approximately the height of the wall and prune hard back on the property side. (This shrub could also be removed if you preferred). HAR/CA14. 3. Laburnum - Fell to ground level and treat the resulting stump to prevent regrowth. 4. Large Lime - Remove a 1 metre section of Ivy at the base. Clear epicormics growth off the trunk and around the low forks. Remove the low limb to the left of the tree extending over the property. Shorten other limbs overhanging the garden by 1.5-2 metres. Install 2 new cables into the tree to minimize excessive movement at the points of the fork. 5. Leylandii & Holly (between the Lime and Beech) - Reduce to 2-2.25 metres from ground level. 6. Beech - Remove the 150mm diameter limb low in the crown that extends over the garden. Reduce the limb above this by approximately 2 metres. Remove epicormic growth off the trunk and around the main forks. Clip any low laterals to provide a balanced low canopy. 7. Holly (under the Beech) - Reduce in height to 3.5 metres from ground level. 8. Rhododendron - Fell to ground level and grind out the resulting stump to approximately 150mm below ground level. Backfill chippings into the resulting hole. 9. Beech - Remove a 1 metre section of Ivy at the base. Remove epicormic growth on the trunk. 10. Beech (in the adjacent property) - Clip overhanging branches back by 1.5 metres. 11. Mixed trees and shrubs - Cut all growth back to the line of the boundary. 12. Yew - Reduce in height by 2.5 metres and prune side limbs by 1-1.5 metres to shape.

As published by the council, reference DC/087338

Application record

Reference
DC/087338
Type
Tree Works In A Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
7 Dec 2022
Validated
7 Dec 2022
Decided
17 Jan 2023
Ward
Heatons South (Here)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SK4 3HD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Dec 2022

    Received by Stockport

  2. 17 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Bartlett Tree Experts Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE - GRANT TCO Decision Notice · 17 Jan 2023
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED ApplicationNoPersonalData · 02 Dec 2022
  • LYNCHSK43HD Plan · 02 Dec 2022

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What this grant of permission means

Stockport granted permission on 17 January 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three 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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