Planning application
17 Melrose Avenue Great Boughton Chester CH3 5JA
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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