Planning application
Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston CH64 2TL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1326 Beech - Lateral crown reduction by up to 4m to leave a canopy spread of 6m on the first main limb over the road to the south, cutting back to suitable lateral branches creating wounds of no more than 100mm. Lateral crown reduction of the main limb to the eastern canopy by up to 4m to leave a canopy spread of 7m creating wounds of no more than 120mm.
As published by the council, reference 26/02053/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02053/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Willaston And Thornton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CH64 2TL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03512/CAT Decided
Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston CH64 2TL
2x Cherries on left side boundary - Reduce overhanging crowns approx to boundary
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 26 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Willaston Methodist Church Neston Road Willaston Neston CH64 2TL
1x yew tree - crown reduce by approximately 2 metres 1x dead tree (adjacent to the yew) - request to fell
Granted Trees -
Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston CH64 2TL
92% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan
2x Cherries on left side boundary - Reduce overhanging crowns approx to boundary
Decided -
Christ Church Neston Road Willaston Neston Cheshire CH64 2TL
G1 Four Yews - crown lift over lych-gate to give 1 to 1.5m clearance, crown lift over road and pavement to satisfy highway requirements and heavily crown lift on church side to improve light to area Note - The above pruning on the church side would leave a few large wounds (up to 200mm diameter) but there is little option but it is likely the trees will easily cope T2 Irish Yew - (increasing damage to monuments) - Reduce to small collection of central stems 1 to 1.5m tall to allow to sprout as Yew shrub and reduce further damage to graves T3 Norway Maple - (significant structural defects - consider removal in next ten to twenty years) - Heavily reduce on church and neighbour's sides to reduce the risk of major failures Note - This too will leave some large wounds but the alternative if sections fail could be significantly more harmful to the tree T4 Copper Beech - Heavily reduce on church and neighbour's sides to give more light to neighbour's garden and reduce from the church G5 Ash group - Crown lift to give approximately 4m ground clearance, remove major dead wood and damaged branches and thin lower crown by up to 20% T6 Multi-stemmed Ash - (very poor form and oppressive to neighbours with little appropriate pruning options available) - Fell
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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2 x Cherry Blossom - cut back all the overhang and reduce the height of the trees which are blocking light and overhanging most of the area of gardens of properties 10 and 11 Church Farm Court
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26/02238/TPO Granted
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