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Millwood Mill Lane Barrow Chester Cheshire CH3 7JF

Decided Cheshire West and Chester 20/01720/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Two trees are in need of cutting back and making safe - A large Horse Chestnut has branches touching the property roof and an Ash tree has a large branch directly over the attached garage and a dead branch which could fall onto a patio area.

As published by the council, reference 20/01720/CAT

Application record

Reference
20/01720/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Notification Closed
Received
15 May 2020
Validated
15 May 2020
Decided
26 Jun 2020
Ward
Gowy Rural
Parish
Barrow
Postcode
CH3 7JF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2007: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 07/00877/CAT Granted

    Millwood Mill Lane Barrow Chester Cheshire CH3 7JF

    Fell 1 horse chestnut

    Decided 31 May 2007 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 26 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Notification Closed

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Cheshire West and Chester has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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