Planning application
16 Warrington Avenue Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 6TR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak tree (T1) at rear of property - Removing some of the larger upper branches that are obscuring the light into this property and other neighbouring garden/and property and is overhanging/ overgrown and obscuring a significant part of the garden and into neighbouring gardens. Some branches are encroaching the house also.
As published by the council, reference 26/02485/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02485/TPO
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Whitby Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CH65 6TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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 25 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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