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6 Earls Oak Upton Chester Cheshire CH2 1EX

Refused Cheshire West and Chester 18/04788/TPO Application to fell/lop TPO trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Please refer to attached plan and report - request to dismantle Tree 2 (T2) Betula Reason for application is "significant" likelihood of failure and risk from position adjacent to the property. The tree has been maintained and regularly inspected since 2002 and is now exhibiting a heavy lean and is exposed to prevailing SW winds. Tree pre-exists the property which was built in 1978 so is likely to be approximately 50 years old, and susceptibility to softwood failure (see report) Since purchasing the property in 2002, an additional seven (7) trees have been planted and matured which maintain the amenity value of the site. Trees are T4-T10 inclusive.

As published by the council, reference 18/04788/TPO

Application record

Reference
18/04788/TPO
Type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
13 Dec 2018
Validated
13 Dec 2018
Decided
28 Jan 2019
Ward
Upton
Parish
Upton By Chester
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH2 1EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Dec 2018

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 28 Jan 2019

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 27 Sep 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 this refusal means

Cheshire West and Chester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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