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
- Granted As published: 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
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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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