Planning application
5 Whitton Drive Chester CH2 1HF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of Pine tree (T1)
As published by the council, reference 26/01893/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01893/TPO
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Upton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CH2 1HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 14 August 2026, 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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Other tree works applications
In Cheshire West and Chester
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26/02934/TPO Awaiting decision
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Pine (T18) - Fell the tree and replace with a suitable alternative that maybe more inkeeping and manageable and reduce risk
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26/02876/TPO Awaiting decision
Pine View 9 Cumbers Drive Ness Neston CH64 4AU
Pine trees (T1-T17) - Modest pruning and height reduction of 10ft
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26/02901/TPO Awaiting decision
20 Hallfields Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8LL
Oak tree - Crown reduce by 3m
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26/02908/TPO Awaiting decision
Broadlake Farm 31 Leighton Road Neston CH64 3SG
Mature Lime tree (T1) - Dead wooding works throughout the whole tree for duty of care; alongside a crown congestion clean. Mature Yew tree (T2) - Dead wooding works and crown raising to 2.1-2.4m over footpath due to the tree blocking access to the footpath. Mature Cherry tree (T3) - Dead wooding works, removal of ivy from base and continual monitoring of the tree to see if the decline worsens. If this is the case, we would then recommend a full removal and if possible, plant a replacement of a similar tree. Mature Beech tree (T4) - A coronet cut to speed the process of healing along for the tree. Conifer (T5) - Crown raise, and removal of 1.8-2.2m to allow access to gutters for property maintenance.
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26/02238/TPO Granted
30 Knowle Close Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 4RB
T1 Oak Tree - 30% or 5m Whole Crown Reduction. Crown Thin 20%. Crown Lift 7.5M. Clean & Deadwood.