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17 Melrose Avenue Great Boughton Chester CH3 5JA

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 26/02221/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1- Weeping Willow, crown raise to 6m to ensure safe passage for refuse collection vehicles. T2- Weeping Willow, crown raise to 6m to ensure safe passage for refuse collection vehicles.

As published by the council, reference 26/02221/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02221/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Decided
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Great Boughton
Parish
Great Boughton
Postcode
CH3 5JA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/02548/TPO Granted

    17 Melrose Avenue Great Boughton Chester CH3 5JA

    Weeping Willows (T1 & T2) - Carry out re-pollarding works to maintain the pollard cycle and therefore the health of the trees and the mitigation of falling branch risks to the public. The tree will be pollarded back to the existing pollard points.

    Decided 24 Oct 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 10 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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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 10 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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