Planning application
Crabwall Hall Residential Home Parkgate Road Mollington Chester CH1 6NE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ash tree - Fell to ground level. Remove all arisings from site. Stump and root structure to remain in situ.
As published by the council, reference 26/02929/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02929/TPO
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Saughall And Mollington
- Parish
- Mollington
- Postcode
- CH1 6NE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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24 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 52 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.
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