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Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/26/0010 Application to undertake works to protected trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 (Lime) - Remove overhangs over overhead power lines and remove any deadwood and stub cuts T2 (Beech) - Remove long basal stem and limb above, heavily leaning towards power lines. T3 (Pine) - Fell T4 (Horse Chestnut) - Fell T5 (Sycamore) - Fell T6 (Lime) - Fell T7 (Sycamore) - Remove upright stem T8 (Oak) - Remove 2no. branches overhanging power line T9 (Oak) - Remove limb overhanging power line and remove snapped out limb G1 (Sycamore, Lime, Beech) - Crown raise and remove immediate overhangs above power line

As published by the council, reference 10/26/0010

Application record

Reference
10/26/0010
Type
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Grant
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Decided
16 Jan 2026
Ward
West Pennine, Whitehall
Parish
Darwen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB3 2LQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Blackburn with Darwen register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 10/24/0871 Granted

    Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

    Various works - See Report.

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 10/24/0860 Granted

    Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

    Discharge Condition Nos 5 "materials", 6 "badger survey", 7 "otter survey", 8 "great crested newt survey", 9 "RAMS for bats", 10 "RAMS for reptiles", 11 "invasive plant species survey", 13 "scheme for Woodland Management and access plan", 14 "ecological impact assessment", 15 "constuction method statement", 18 "sustainable surface water drainage scheme", 19 "sustainable drainage management and manintenance plan", 20 "scheme for electric vehicle charging points", 21 "preliminary CSM", 24 "boundary treatments scheme", 25 "Arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan", and 26 "dust suppression scheme" pursuant to planning application 10/18/1153

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 16 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 16 January 2026, 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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  • Moorthorpe Cottage Off Park Road Darwen BB32LQ

    10/15/1444 Submitted 16 Nov 2015 0m away

    Removal of dangerous overhanging branches.

    Refused Trees 2 docs

  • Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

    10/24/0860 Submitted 27 Sep 2024 0m away

    Discharge Condition Nos 5 "materials", 6 "badger survey", 7 "otter survey", 8 "great crested newt survey", 9 "RAMS for bats", 10 "RAMS for reptiles", 11 "invasive plant species survey", 13 "scheme for Woodland Management and access plan", 14 "ecological impact assessment", 15 "constuction method statement", 18 "sustainable surface water drainage scheme", 19 "sustainable drainage management and manintenance plan", 20 "scheme for electric vehicle charging points", 21 "preliminary CSM", 24 "boundary treatments scheme", 25 "Arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan", and 26 "dust suppression scheme" pursuant to planning application 10/18/1153

    Granted Conditions Trees 43 docs

  • Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

    10/24/0871 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 0m away

    Various works - See Report.

    Granted Trees 2 docs

  • Land adjoining Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

    10/22/1002 Submitted 21 Oct 2022 0m away

    Approval of Reserved Matters "Appearance, landscaping and scale" pursuant to outline planning application 10/18/1153 "the erection of 9 dwellings"

    Granted Reserved matters 32 docs
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  • Moorthorpe Park Road Darwen

    10/14/0976 Submitted 24 Sep 2014 80m away

    Felling of 2 pine trees

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Woodlands Holly Tree Close Darwen BB3 2NG

    10/19/0978 Submitted 15 Oct 2019 117m away

    Removal of 3 Holly Trees

    Granted Trees 3 docs

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