Planning application
Mulberry House 4 The Crescent Hartford Northwich CW8 1QS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Yew (T1) - Crown lift to 5m
As published by the council, reference 26/02184/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02184/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hartford And Greenbank
- Parish
- Hartford
- Postcode
- CW8 1QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03356/CAT Decided
Mulberry House 4 The Crescent Hartford Northwich CW8 1QS
T1 Oak - request to fell. T2 Oak - reduce crown by 2m
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20/03347/TPO Granted
Mulberry House 4 The Crescent Hartford Northwich CW8 1QS
Oak (T1) - reduce crown by maximum of 5m back to inner sub-lateral growth points to alleviate loading on compromised scaffold limbs due to recent damage Oak (T2) - reduce crown by maximum of 2m back to inner sub-lateral growth points to alleviate loading on decayed stem
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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 4 September 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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