Planning application advice

[Will Heal]

My cousin is putting in an application to build on this plot and has asked me for advice on whether or not the building will affect the trees or the trees will affect the building? I’m not sure which. I think he wants a letter from an arboricuturalist saying the building won’t affect the trees.

Is there anyone in the bide/Bideford/hart land area who could perhaps give him some advice? By the looks of it the trees are just scrappy hedgerow trees, nothing special

[Guest Gimlet]

The trees will definitely affect the building, depending on species, size and proximity to the foundations. Building regs are very hot on root disturbance nowadays. 

[Chris at eden]

Trees are a material consideration in the planning process, building regs are relevant but they are a separate issue.  They will need to spec the foundations with the trees is mind of the soils are of a shrinkable nature for building regs.  This is not what the LPA are referring to though when they say impact on the trees / trees on the development, or at least its only part of it.  They are referring to shading, dominance, living conditions, physical damage to the trees, pressure for future removal, etc.      

 

You will probably need an arboricultural impact assessment (including a tree protection plan) produced in accordance with BS5837:2012, not just a letter.  You will probably need something from an ecologist also looking at the site.   

 

Is it Bideford as in North Devon? 

 

Cheers

  

[Khriss]

Looks a juicy Eco site, might be worth having a word with the local natural history groups, RE bats n the like, could help planning consent if you put in some augmentation or mitigation ? K

[AHPP]

If the trees aren’t there, building won’t affect them.