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Plane Tree Hill Marsden Road Burnley Lancashire BB10 2DD

Refused Burnley APP/2007/0495 Works to a tree with a TPO

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Application to fell one Sycamore tree covered by the Burnley (Plane Tree Hill, Jib Hill) Tree Preservation Order 1988 within the Jib Hill Conservation Area.

As published by the council, reference APP/2007/0495

Application record

Reference
APP/2007/0495
Type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
18 May 2007
Validated
19 May 2007
Decided
4 Jul 2007
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BB10 2DD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2007

    Received by Burnley

  2. 19 May 2007

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jul 2007

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 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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