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30 Halifax Road Burnley BB10 3QL

Refused Burnley APP/2008/0879 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

To fell 1 Sycamore tree (T5) covered by the Burnley (Arncliffe, Halifax Road, Lane Bottom, Burnley) Tree Preservation Order 1995.

As published by the council, reference APP/2008/0879

Application record

Reference
APP/2008/0879
Type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
9 Dec 2008
Validated
10 Dec 2008
Decided
23 Jan 2009
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BB10 3QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2008

    Received by Burnley

  2. 10 Dec 2008

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2009

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 7 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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