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Westholme School Wilmar Lodge Meins Rd Blackburn BB2 6QN

Refused Blackburn with Darwen 10/14/0428 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 1 Lime Tree

As published by the council, reference 10/14/0428

Application record

Reference
10/14/0428
Type
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refuses
Received
1 May 2014
Validated
25 Jun 2014
Decided
11 Jul 2014
Ward
Beardwood With Lammack
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB2 6QN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2014

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 25 Jun 2014

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jul 2014

    Decision issued: Refuses

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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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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