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Birchall Food Services, Cobalt House, Magnesium Way, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7BF

Awaiting decision Burnley OTH/2026/0319 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

Application to side prune 4 Poplar trees’ branches that overhang into properties to reduce the branches back to fence line for safety reasons, and reduce a Willow tree back to fence line and remove a dead Willow stem; all located within A1 of the Burnley (Land to rear of Balliol Close, Padiham) Tree Preservation Order 2019.

As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0319

Application record

Reference
OTH/2026/0319
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Under Consultation
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Hapton with Park
Parish
Hapton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BB12 7BF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Burnley

  2. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Valid.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Burnley took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Burnley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Burnley's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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