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2 Earls Oak Upton Chester Cheshire CH2 1EX

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/04089/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Tree 1 - Laylandii Tree - Removal, due to impacting growth and growing into Holly Tree 2 as well as larger Fir Tree on Upton Gold Course Tree 2 - Holly Tree - removal of tree due to it being old and dying, and (immediately next to Tree 1 & 2 and being encroach on by a Layllandii on Golf Course land Tree 3 - Holly Tree Pruning and shaping to maintain health of the Tree (immediately next to Tree 2) Tree 4 - Holly Tree Removal, as it is bending over due to being encroach on by larger tree in neighbours garden, and is damaged by this tree. To be replaced by open raised bedding of plants and vegetables, so not to cause issues with neighbours existing larger tree which overhangs our property. Tree 5 - Yew Tree - To prune over hanging branches from neighbouring tree around where Tree 3 was removed, to ensure integrity of this tree and ensure future growth does not adversely impact on house and roof structure.

As published by the council, reference 20/04089/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/04089/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
2 Nov 2020
Validated
2 Nov 2020
Decided
17 Dec 2020
Ward
Upton
Parish
Upton By Chester
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH2 1EX

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.

  • 20/03653/TPO Granted

    2 Earls Oak Upton Chester Cheshire CH2 1EX

    Tree 1 - Fir Tree - Removal, due to impacting growth and growing into Holly Tree 2 as well as larger Fir Tree on Upton Gold Course Tree 2 - Holly Tree - Remove Tree 3 - Holly Tree Pruning and shaping to maintain health of the Tree (immediately next to Tree 2) Tree 4 - Holly Tree Removal, as it is bending over due to being encroach on by larger tree in neighbours garden, and is damaged by this tree. To be replaced by open raised bedding of plants and vegetables, so not to cause issues with neighbours existing larger tree which overhangs our property. Tree 5 - Fir Tree - To prune over hanging branches from neighbouring tree around where Tree 3 was removed, to ensure integrity of this tree and ensure future growth does not adversely impact on house and roof structure.

    Decided 30 Nov 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Nov 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 17 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 21 Jul 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 17 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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  • 2 Earls Oak Upton Chester Cheshire CH2 1EX

    20/03653/TPO Submitted 6 Oct 2020 50 yards away

    Tree 1 - Fir Tree - Removal, due to impacting growth and growing into Holly Tree 2 as well as larger Fir Tree on Upton Gold Course Tree 2 - Holly Tree - Remove Tree 3 - Holly Tree Pruning and shaping to maintain health of the Tree (immediately next to Tree 2) Tree 4 - Holly Tree Removal, as it is bending over due to being encroach on by larger tree in neighbours garden, and is damaged by this tree. To be replaced by open raised bedding of plants and vegetables, so not to cause issues with neighbours existing larger tree which overhangs our property. Tree 5 - Fir Tree - To prune over hanging branches from neighbouring tree around where Tree 3 was removed, to ensure integrity of this tree and ensure future growth does not adversely impact on house and roof structure.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
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    18/04788/TPO Submitted 13 Dec 2018 100 yards away

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