Planning application
Birchall Food Services, Cobalt House, Magnesium Way, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7BF
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
- Valid
- 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
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Burnley
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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