Planning application
68 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lime (T1) - Crown lift/reduce selected branches to clear roof space and phone lines by up to 1.5m. Balance crown on completion, remove epicormic growth and deadwood. No major limbs to be removed, also no height/crown reduction work to be carried out.
As published by the council, reference 26/02855/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02855/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Central and Grange
- Postcode
- CH65 5AE
Comment by 7 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Cheshire West and Chester through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cheshire West and Chester took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- SKETCH PLAN
- STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cheshire West and Chester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cheshire West and Chester decided tree works applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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52 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AE
2x Lime trees - to the front (T12) and to the side (T14) - prune overhanging branches by approximately 8 -10 metres as starting to encroach onto roof
Granted Trees -
59 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AG
97% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov
Lime (T1) - Crown lift/reduce selected branches to clear roof space and phone lines by up to 1.5m. Balance crown on completion, remove epicormic growth and deadwood. No major limbs to be removed, also no height/crown reduction work to be carried out.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
55 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AG
Lime Tree - lift canopy and reduce branches by 5m
Granted Trees 12 docs -
36 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AE
Demolition of existing and erection of one dwelling
Granted Full applications Demolition 9 docsDomestic -
Land Adjacent 73 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port
Reserved matters application following outline permission 17/03127/OUT for erection of two dwellings
Granted Reserved matters 8 docsSeveral homes -
73 and 75 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AQ
To prune/pollard 2 large Lime trees (T1 and T2), situated in the front of both properties, these trees are very large and trees opposite on Malvern Avenue have been pollarded/reduced by the Council to keep them in at manageable height.
Granted Trees 2 docs
Other tree works applications
In Cheshire West and Chester
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26/02934/TPO Awaiting decision
179 Christleton Road Chester CH3 5TA
Pine (T18) - Fell the tree and replace with a suitable alternative that maybe more inkeeping and manageable and reduce risk
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26/02876/TPO Awaiting decision
Pine View 9 Cumbers Drive Ness Neston CH64 4AU
Pine trees (T1-T17) - Modest pruning and height reduction of 10ft
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26/02901/TPO Awaiting decision
20 Hallfields Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8LL
Oak tree - Crown reduce by 3m
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26/02908/TPO Awaiting decision
Broadlake Farm 31 Leighton Road Neston CH64 3SG
Mature Lime tree (T1) - Dead wooding works throughout the whole tree for duty of care; alongside a crown congestion clean. Mature Yew tree (T2) - Dead wooding works and crown raising to 2.1-2.4m over footpath due to the tree blocking access to the footpath. Mature Cherry tree (T3) - Dead wooding works, removal of ivy from base and continual monitoring of the tree to see if the decline worsens. If this is the case, we would then recommend a full removal and if possible, plant a replacement of a similar tree. Mature Beech tree (T4) - A coronet cut to speed the process of healing along for the tree. Conifer (T5) - Crown raise, and removal of 1.8-2.2m to allow access to gutters for property maintenance.
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26/02238/TPO Granted
30 Knowle Close Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 4RB
T1 Oak Tree - 30% or 5m Whole Crown Reduction. Crown Thin 20%. Crown Lift 7.5M. Clean & Deadwood.