Planning application
4 Rectory Close Farndon Chester CH3 6PS
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
1. Remove dead ash in front garden of the property. 2. Reduce Laylandii that surrounds dead ash tree in front garden by 5 metres in height, to bring to a more manageable height. 3. Remove Laylandii tree in the rear garden of the property due to out growing location. 4. Reduce ash tree in the rear garden by up to 2 meters, to prolong the life of the tree and prevent outgrowing location.
As published by the council, reference 26/00675/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00675/CAT
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Postcode
- CH3 6PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
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