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31 Palmers Drive Grays Essex RM17 5RA

Granted Thurrock 21/00964/TPO Application for works on TPO

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

3 sycamores located No 29 & 31. Crown lift to height of roof ridge of number 31. Remove up to 3 metres in length of remaining side branches. 3 sycamores to rear of 33 Palmers Drive. Crown lift to 7 metres. Remove all horizontal branches that cross over boundary of No 29. Remove all horizontal branches encroaching of No 33.

As published by the council, reference 21/00964/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/00964/TPO
Type
Application for works on TPO
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
6 Jun 2021
Validated
6 Jun 2021
Decided
22 Sep 2021
Ward
OLD Little Thurrock Rectory
Decision by
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Postcode
RM17 5RA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jun 2021

    Received by Thurrock

  2. 22 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 22 Sep 2021
  • LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 01 Jul 2021
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 06 Jun 2021

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What this grant of permission means

Thurrock granted permission on 22 September 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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