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17 Melrose Avenue Great Boughton Chester CH3 5JA

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 24/02548/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Weeping Willows (T1 & T2) - Carry out re-pollarding works to maintain the pollard cycle and therefore the health of the trees and the mitigation of falling branch risks to the public. The tree will be pollarded back to the existing pollard points.

As published by the council, reference 24/02548/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/02548/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
27 Aug 2024
Validated
27 Aug 2024
Decided
24 Oct 2024
Ward
Great Boughton
Parish
Great Boughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH3 5JA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02221/TPO Granted

    17 Melrose Avenue Great Boughton Chester CH3 5JA

    T1- Weeping Willow, crown raise to 6m to ensure safe passage for refuse collection vehicles. T2- Weeping Willow, crown raise to 6m to ensure safe passage for refuse collection vehicles.

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2024

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    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 24 October 2024, 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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