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Brookfield 7 Mill Lane Cottages Mill Lane Barrow Chester CH3 7JQ

Decided Cheshire West and Chester 24/02974/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Willow trees (1 and 2) to be reduced by 2m approx from the top of the main trunk. Willow tree (3) to be reduced by about 4m from the top of the main trunk.

As published by the council, reference 24/02974/CAT

Application record

Reference
24/02974/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Notification Closed
Received
3 Oct 2024
Validated
18 Oct 2024
Decided
29 Nov 2024
Ward
Gowy Rural
Parish
Barrow
Postcode
CH3 7JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019.

  • 19/00887/CAT Decided

    Brookfield 7 Mill Lane Cottages Mill Lane Barrow Chester CH3 7JQ

    Four trees need removing, (T2, T4, T5 and T6 on the attached plan). All are too close to the house and in recent bad weather have caused concern that they are likely to come down. T4 and T5 are both leaning with T5 showing large signs of rot near base. Detailed drawings showing layout and plans can be found in attached documents

    Decided 16 Apr 2019 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Oct 2024

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 18 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Notification Closed

  4. 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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After the decision

Cheshire West and Chester has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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