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Pumphouse Wood Hough Lane Northwich CW8 4NY

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/04408/TPO Application to fell/lop TPO trees

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

T4 - Quercus r'MLarge weighted limb over school fields/goal post. Rot on upper side of limb at 1.5m no sign of recovery. Poor. Fell to <1m T9 - Quercus r'MHeavy lean over corner garden on Cherry Lane, ivy covered. Recent dropped limb into garden, small ganoderma bracket at 4 meters. very exposed due to windblow in surrounding area. Suggested to 1 meter. T10 - Fraxinus excelsiorMHeavy lean over garden with signs of spiral cracking, trees surrounding have been removed in past felling leaving wind tunnel, no signs of re-balancing and species is not known to do so in woodland environment. Dead branches in canopy, signs of early ash dieback. Poor. Fell to <1m T11 - Fraxinus excelsiorMLeggy growth as surrounding trees have been previously felled, signs of early Ash dieback in canopy, spiral cracking from wind tunnel. Leaning towards gardens, early signs of ash dieback. Poor. Pollard/monolith at fork 8 meters up stem. T12 - Fraxinus excelsiorMSigns of Ash diback in crown, but touches garden fence with large lean over house, is exposed due to recent felling work, signs of spiral cracking from wind tunnel effect. Obvious recent primary limb drop into garden. Fell to <1m T13 - Quercus r'MWeighted over garage, garden and house with recent felling work creating wind tunnel behind tree from house side. Will become exposed if other trees are removed. Poor chance of recovery or re-balancing, dieback in crown. Suggested to fell if surrounding trees removed. T14 - Quercus r'MWeighted over garden and house with recent felling work creating wind tunnel behind tree from house side. Recent primary limb drop into garden, dieback in crown, obvious root damage. Fell to <1m All trees pose high risk, plan to re-plant with 50 trees through woodland as a mix native broadleaf species to compensate. small 30cm whips with spiral guards.

As published by the council, reference 19/04408/TPO

Application record

Reference
19/04408/TPO
Type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
10 Dec 2019
Validated
10 Dec 2019
Decided
6 Mar 2020
Ward
Marbury
Parish
Barnton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CW8 4NY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 6 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 6 March 2020, 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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