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Oakfield House 73 Weaverham Road Cuddington Northwich CW8 2ND

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/00748/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Oak (T1) - reduce canopy by 20% and crown thin 10% to increase light and reduce sail-effect. Beech (T2) - reduce canopy by 20% to increase light. Yew (T3,T4,T5,T6) - selective reduction and reshape by 20% for aesthetics. Hornbeam (T7,T8) - reduce canopy by 30% and away from property, crown thin by 10% and crown lift to 4m. Birch (T9,T10,T11,T12) - reduce canopy by 20-30% to reshape and maintain integrity of longer limbs. Cherry (T13) - reduce canopy by 20% to reshape tree for aesthetics.

As published by the council, reference 20/00748/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/00748/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
26 Feb 2020
Validated
26 Feb 2020
Decided
16 Apr 2020
Ward
Weaver And Cuddington
Parish
Cuddington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CW8 2ND

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00798/CAT Decided

    Oakfield House 73 Weaverham Road Cuddington Northwich CW8 2ND

    Birch (T1-T4) - Reduce canopy by 3-4m. Hornbeam (T5-T6) - Reduce canopy by 3-4m. Cherry (T7) - Reduce canopy by 1-2m. Oak (T8) - Reduce canopy by 3-4m. Yew (T9-T12) - Reduction and reshaping by approx. 1m. Birch (T12) - Reduce canopy by 3-4m.

    Submitted 11 Mar 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 16 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 13 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 16 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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    26/00798/CAT Submitted 11 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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    Decided
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