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The Lawns Silksworth Hall Drive Silksworth Sunderland

Granted Sunderland 20/01256/TPA Trees in a Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Opposite 4 The Lawns: 1/ - T1-T3 Fell trees to ground level 2/ - T4 Sycamore. Raise over road and deadwood. 3/ - T5. Crown thin and remove deadwood 4/ - T6 Sycamore. Fell to ground level by way of sectional dismantle. Opposite 5 The Lawns: 1/ - T1 & T2 remove epicormics,crown lift to 4 metres, crown thin 10% and remove deadwood from crown. 2/ - T3 Fell trees to ground level to prevent damage to wall. 3/ - T4 Sycamore. Fell tree to the lowest union by way of sectional dismantle leaving monolith at approximately 3 metres. 4/ - T5. Remove deadwood from crown. Thin lower parts of tree. 5/ - T6 Sycamore. Remove deadwood and thin crown over road. 6/ - T7 Sycamore. Remove deadwood. 7/ - T8 Large Beech. Reduce large limb over road, crown thin 10% and remove deadwood from crown. 8/ - T9 Sycamore. Crown thin 5% and remove deadwood. 9/ - T10 Sycamore. Fell tree to ground level by way of sectional dismantle. To the extent its apical growth has been severed from conflict with limbs on the horse Chestnut. 10/ - T11 Leyland Cypress. Fell tree to improve light to the garden. 11/ - T12 Self seeded Sycamore fell and poison stump Crown raise all trees above road to 5.5 metres, ensure LV overhead line is cleared by 1 metre.

As published by the council, reference 20/01256/TPA

Application record

Reference
20/01256/TPA
Type
Trees in a Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
21 Jul 2020
Validated
6 Nov 2020
Decided
23 Feb 2021
Ward
Doxford
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2020

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 6 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 23 February 2021, 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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