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The Vicarage Church Lane Farndon Chester Cheshire CH3 6QD

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 18/03857/TPO Application to fell/lop TPO trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Two Ash (T1) - crown lift over garden to give 3 to 4m ground clearance and remove major dead wood. Walnut (T2) - fell. Walnut (T3) - minor crown lift and reduce from house to give 2 to 3m building clearance. Ash (T4) - fell.

As published by the council, reference 18/03857/TPO

Application record

Reference
18/03857/TPO
Type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
4 Oct 2018
Validated
4 Oct 2018
Decided
5 Dec 2018
Ward
Farndon
Parish
Farndon
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH3 6QD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Oct 2018

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 5 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 5 December 2018, 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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