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Edith House 68A Becketts Lane Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5RW

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/02420/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

The row of lime trees are located on the southern boundary of the property require a reduction in the weight of vegetation which has grown from or is supported by branches which have grown from epicormic buds. The trees are dangerous for the children to play near due to the regular detachment of large branches. The trees are in bad condition and are low amenity.

As published by the council, reference 20/02420/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/02420/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
9 Jul 2020
Validated
9 Jul 2020
Decided
25 Aug 2020
Ward
Great Boughton
Parish
Great Boughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH3 5RW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/03874/TPO Granted

    Edith House 68A Becketts Lane Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5RW

    Lime trees to be pollarded to the original level at about 3-5m to try to preserve some of the lower thicker branches so as to develop the knuckles at the pollard ends and possible removal of a couple of trees to improve the quality of the other trees.

    Decided 11 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 25 Aug 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 25 August 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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