Planning application
Bantree Ty Fry Farm Upper Hill Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown reduce by 2 m utilising natural target pruning. Remove Ivy, treat with herbicide 1 x Sycamore
As published by the council, reference 25/P/0525/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/0525/TPO
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Blaenavon
- Parish
- Blaenavon Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP4 9NN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Torfaen
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lee Symes Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- TPO APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- . ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER
- . ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- HOW THE FEE WAS CALCULATED
- A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
- APPROVED SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPROVED TREE CONDITION REPORT BY LEE SYMES TREE SERVICES
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torfaen granted permission on 30 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five 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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