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Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston Cheshire CH64 2TL

Decided Cheshire West and Chester 19/03041/CAT Application to fell/lop in Cons Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

2 x Cherry Blossom - cut back all the overhang and reduce the height of the trees which are blocking light and overhanging most of the area of gardens of properties 10 and 11 Church Farm Court

As published by the council, reference 19/03041/CAT

Application record

Reference
19/03041/CAT
Type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Notification Closed
Received
8 Aug 2019
Validated
8 Aug 2019
Decided
19 Sep 2019
Ward
Willaston And Thornton
Postcode
CH64 2TL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00392/TPO Granted

    Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston Cheshire CH64 2TL

    G1 Four Yews - crown lift over lych-gate to give 1 to 1.5m clearance, crown lift over road and pavement to satisfy highway requirements and heavily crown lift on church side to improve light to area Note - The above pruning on the church side would leave a few large wounds (up to 200mm diameter) but there is little option but it is likely the trees will easily cope T2 Irish Yew - (increasing damage to monuments) - Reduce to small collection of central stems 1 to 1.5m tall to allow to sprout as Yew shrub and reduce further damage to graves T3 Norway Maple - (significant structural defects - consider removal in next ten to twenty years) - Heavily reduce on church and neighbour's sides to reduce the risk of major failures Note - This too will leave some large wounds but the alternative if sections fail could be significantly more harmful to the tree T4 Copper Beech - Heavily reduce on church and neighbour's sides to give more light to neighbour's garden and reduce from the church G5 Ash group - Crown lift to give approximately 4m ground clearance, remove major dead wood and damaged branches and thin lower crown by up to 20% T6 Multi-stemmed Ash - (very poor form and oppressive to neighbours with little appropriate pruning options available) - Fell

    Decided 1 Apr 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Aug 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 19 Sep 2019

    Decision issued: Notification Closed

  3. 6 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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  • Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston Cheshire CH64 2TL

    20/00392/TPO Submitted 3 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    G1 Four Yews - crown lift over lych-gate to give 1 to 1.5m clearance, crown lift over road and pavement to satisfy highway requirements and heavily crown lift on church side to improve light to area Note - The above pruning on the church side would leave a few large wounds (up to 200mm diameter) but there is little option but it is likely the trees will easily cope T2 Irish Yew - (increasing damage to monuments) - Reduce to small collection of central stems 1 to 1.5m tall to allow to sprout as Yew shrub and reduce further damage to graves T3 Norway Maple - (significant structural defects - consider removal in next ten to twenty years) - Heavily reduce on church and neighbour's sides to reduce the risk of major failures Note - This too will leave some large wounds but the alternative if sections fail could be significantly more harmful to the tree T4 Copper Beech - Heavily reduce on church and neighbour's sides to give more light to neighbour's garden and reduce from the church G5 Ash group - Crown lift to give approximately 4m ground clearance, remove major dead wood and damaged branches and thin lower crown by up to 20% T6 Multi-stemmed Ash - (very poor form and oppressive to neighbours with little appropriate pruning options available) - Fell

    Granted Trees 3 docs
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