Planning application
Richmond House Gardens Tarvin Road Chester
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
4x trees (crab apple & sycamore) to be crown raised to 3m off the path and then 2 of the trees to be crown raise to 6m off the house. One limb to be removed due to multiple fungal brackets and low branches.
As published by the council, reference 26/03130/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03130/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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
3 documents on file for this application
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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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119 - 121 Boughton Chester CH3 5BH
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Edgeley 144 Boughton Chester CH3 5BP
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129 Boughton Chester CH3 5BH
Yew tree heavily overhanging 127 Boughton - reshaping and pruning, include removal of the epicorn on the trunk
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125-127 Boughton Chester CH3 5BH
Internal alterations involving the infilling of staircases at second floor level to provide additional space within top floor apartments (to vary this element of the plans approved under 16/01012/LBC).
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Other tree works applications
In Cheshire West and Chester
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26/03235/CAT Awaiting decision
Millbrook House High Street Tattenhall Chester CH3 9PX
Beech tree - Crown thin by approximately 15%, removing selected secondary and smaller branches throughout the crown to reduce overall crown density whilst retaining the trees natural form and structural framework. Reduce roadside lateral limbs by up to 2-3 metres, where appropriate, to reduce excessive end weight and mechanical loading on the limbs extending towards the roadside.
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26/03243/TPO Awaiting decision
Land At Lodge Lane Saughall Chester
Various works to various trees including felling as detailed in the tree reports.
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26/02810/TPO Granted
Land Adjacent To 9 Beasley Close Great Sutton Ellesmere Port Cheshire West and Chester CH66 2SX
T2 Yew - Partial crown reduction by up to 2m to clear light column and reinstate light spray to road. T3 Lime - Partial crown reduction by up to 2m to clear light column and reinstate light spray to road.
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26/02792/TPO Granted
1 Spinney Drive Great Sutton Ellesmere Port Cheshire West And Chester CH66 4TY
Sessile Oak; Crown raise oak back to statutory heights off carriageway and pathway. Pruning back to suitable pruning points.
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26/03219/TPO Awaiting decision
429 Chester Road Hartford Northwich CW8 2AF
1x Mature Oak - Request to crown lift to 5m to give clearance from property (lower branches now resting on roof). Crown thin/clean by 15% and crown reduce by up to 2m to maintain healthy shape and reduce chance of failure.