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8 Alder Bank Blackburn BB2 1UG

Refused Blackburn with Darwen 10/13/0624 Application to undertake works to protected trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Felling of one Sycamore tree

As published by the council, reference 10/13/0624

Application record

Reference
10/13/0624
Type
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refuses
Received
5 Jul 2013
Validated
30 Jul 2013
Decided
20 Aug 2013
Ward
Wensley Fold
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB2 1UG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2013

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 30 Jul 2013

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Aug 2013

    Decision issued: Refuses

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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