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White Thorns Back Lane Whitley Warrington WA4 4QJ

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/03173/CAT Other

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Oak (T4) - Remove over-extended 2nd order limb back to main stem union. Lime (T5) - Reduce crown at defective union, reduce central leader to 2m above the bifurcation, and to 0.3m above the adjacent minor branch.

As published by the council, reference 26/03173/CAT

Application record

Reference
26/03173/CAT
Type
Other
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Marbury
Parish
Whitley
Postcode
WA4 4QJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Oct 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 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

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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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 less common application types in a median of 25 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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