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17 Warrington Avenue Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 6TR

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/03894/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Mature Oak Tree 1 (nearest to highway) - Fell tree to remove obstruction from pavement/road/neighbours drive/property. To provide off street parking, re currently parking half on pavement half on road for other vehicle access to pass in road. To reduce overcrowding of 3 mature oak trees down to 2 to reduce ground compaction and any possible foundations problems developing. Mature Oak Trees 2 & 3 - Crown reduce to alleviate possible damage to house and neighbouring garage and property, remove any dead wood and exposed wood where squirrels have removed bark, remove lateral branches that extend over drive and garden of No 15, cut back to suitable pruning points.

As published by the council, reference 20/03894/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/03894/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
21 Oct 2020
Validated
21 Oct 2020
Decided
14 Dec 2020
Ward
Whitby Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH65 6TR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

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

  • 26/00454/TPO Granted

    17 Warrington Avenue Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 6TR

    3x Oak Trees:- Oak tree no.1 (Roadside) - Fell and replace with new oak tree sapling. Or a crown reduction of approx 3/4m, to clear all problems to provide sufficient clearance to property. Oak trees 2 and 3 - Crown reduction of aproximately 3 or 4m and remove all deadwood from debarked branches. Remove all lateral branches that extend over drive and garden of neighbour to provide sufficient clearance to property.

    Submitted 11 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 14 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 14 December 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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