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20 Britannia Square Worcester WR1 3DG

Granted Worcester 24/00968/CAN Tree works within a conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Remove one scaffold limb back to its attachment (picture provided). T3 - Cherry - Raise the crown to approx. 3 meters.

As published by the council, reference 24/00968/CAN

Application record

Reference
24/00968/CAN
Type
Tree works within a conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
10 Dec 2024
Validated
12 Dec 2024
Decided
21 Jan 2025
Ward
Cathedral Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WR1 3DG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Worcester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00885/CAN Withdrawn

    20 Britannia Square WORCESTER WR1 3DG

    C1 - Cherry, crown lift by approximately 1mtr, reduce limbs overhanging neighbouring property be approximately 1.5mtrs and removal of lower limb annotated on photo. C3 - Cherry, remove upper new growth and reshape. C4 - Maple, re-pollard to previous pruning points to preserve integrity of boundary wall, which has historical subsidence cracks. C5 - Hornbeam, reduce height and circumference of crown by approximately 1mtrs to give adequate clearance from Robinia. C6 - Robinia, remove limbs annotated on photograph to give adequate clearance from Hornbeam.

    Decided 11 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 24/00884/TPOA Withdrawn

    20 Britannia Square Worcester WR1 3DG

    Authorisation is requested to carry out work on the following trees annotated in white on the aerial photograph (attached). All trees are located within the Britannia Square Conservation Area, the Yew tree is also protected under TPO014A. C2 - Yew, crown lift by approximately 1mtr (notice letter received from Highways Department), reduce limbs near property to give 1.5mtr clearance and reshape crown to match.

    Decided 11 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 19/00827/CAN Granted

    20 Britannia Square Worcester WR1 3DG

    T1 - Robinia pseudoacacia - Raise the crown over the road by 5.2 meters / Selectively reduce those branch(s) leading towards the property by approx. 2 meters / Remove deadwood from the live crown.

    Decided 2 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2024

    Received by Worcester

  2. 12 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Worcester granted permission on 21 January 2025, 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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