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Land Rear To 20 Acacia Drive Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2UT

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/01979/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

To remove 5m of the crown of the Oak tree to make it safe. The crown of the tree overhangs part of the building. It appears that the tree is leaning towards the property and forcing the boundary fency away from the vertical orientation by a few degrees. In high winds the crown of the tree sways above the bedroom of the bungalow.

As published by the council, reference 20/01979/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/01979/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
3 Jun 2020
Validated
3 Jun 2020
Decided
27 Jul 2020
Ward
Strawberry
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH66 2UT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 27 Jul 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 13 Aug 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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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 27 July 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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