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68 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AE

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/02855/TPO Trees

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

  1. 9 Sep 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 Drawing · 09 Sep 2026
  • STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK Document · 09 Sep 2026

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What 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

  • 52 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AE

    26/00615/TPO Submitted 25 Feb 2026 0m away

    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

    26/02856/TPO Submitted 9 Sep 2026 54m away

    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

    26/01713/TPO Submitted 5 Jun 2026 54m away

    Lime Tree - lift canopy and reduce branches by 5m

    Granted Trees 12 docs
  • 36 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AE

    20/02998/FUL Submitted 18 Aug 2020 94m away

    Demolition of existing and erection of one dwelling

    Granted Full applications Demolition 9 docs
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  • Land Adjacent 73 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port

    19/01896/REM Submitted 17 May 2019 99m away

    Reserved matters application following outline permission 17/03127/OUT for erection of two dwellings

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  • 73 and 75 Malvern Avenue Ellesmere Port CH65 5AQ

    19/04350/TPO Submitted 28 Nov 2019 105m away

    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

In Cheshire West and Chester

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    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02901/TPO Awaiting decision

    20 Hallfields Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8LL

    Oak tree - Crown reduce by 3m

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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.

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