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Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston Cheshire CH64 2TL

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/00392/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

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

As published by the council, reference 20/00392/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/00392/TPO
Type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
3 Feb 2020
Validated
3 Feb 2020
Decided
1 Apr 2020
Ward
Willaston And Thornton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
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.

  • 19/03041/CAT Decided

    Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston Cheshire CH64 2TL

    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

    Decided 19 Sep 2019 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 1 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 1 April 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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