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St Josephs Presbytery, Crown Street, Cockermouth, CA13 0EJ

Awaiting decision Cumberland CAT/2026/0019 Works to Trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to the following trees G1 - Leylandii, Reduce back to previous pruning points to prevent failure T1 - Scots Pine, Reduce extended branches T2 - Dead Cherry, Fell 1x. Dead Cherry T3 - Unknown of species, Reduce away from church to create approx. 3.5m Clearance & reduce away from garage to create approx. 1.5-2m Clearance T4 - Fir Tree, remove all major dead and crown raise over pavement

As published by the council, reference CAT/2026/0019

Application record

Reference
CAT/2026/0019
Type
Works to Trees in a conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CA13 0EJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Cumberland

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cumberland took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cumberland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cumberland decided tree works applications in a median of 47 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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