A reminder : Trees in the Ramsden Conservation Area

 

Anyone proposing to cut down or carry out works to a tree in a Conservation Area is required to give the Local Planning Authority (LPA) six weeks prior notice. It is an offence not to do so.

 

This gives the LPA an opportunity to consider the works you intend to carry out in relation to the contribution the tree makes to the Conservation Area and if it is considered necessary, whether a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) should be made in respect of the tree.

This does not apply to:

-  Work on a tree with a diameter not exceeding 75mm (or 100mm if cutting down trees to improve the growth of other trees i.e. thinning operations). The diameter as measured at 1.5m above ground level. In case of multi-stemmed trees, the exemption only applies if the diameters of all the stems are less than 75mm or 100mm, as the case may be.

-  Cutting down trees in accordance with a felling licence granted by the Forestry Commission.

-  Garden hedges (unless there are specific planning conditions relating to your property).

-  Garden shrubs.

 

Giving Notice

Notice must be given in writing and must describe the work proposed and include sufficient particulars to identify the tree(s). It may be useful to use the 'Notice of Intention Application Form' available on the WODC website www.westoxon.gov.uk/planning/treescon.cfm. This will ensure that you provide the correct information necessary to enable your notice to be dealt with as quickly as possible. There is no charge

 

 

 

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