Planning application
Mondoory Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree subject to South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 comprising T1) Lime - Crown thin by 10% with cuts back to previous cut locations to allow more light into the garden. T2) Copper Beech - Remove branches, marked on photograph, back to the stem to leave a clean cut so the tree can heal over to prevent infection or a cavity forming. To stop the lower branches encroaching into the garden and blocking the sun
As published by the council, reference 2026/1622/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1622/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: TPO Approved
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 5PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0988/TPO Refused
Mondoory Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PR
South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 - T1) Lime Tree, crown lift and crown thin. T2) Beach tree, remove two small lower branches. To allow more light into the garden
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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25 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Decision issued: TPO Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lake District National Park granted permission on 9 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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
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Mondoory Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PR
South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 - T1) Lime Tree, crown lift and crown thin. T2) Beach tree, remove two small lower branches. To allow more light into the garden
Refused Trees 4 docs -
41 Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
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Mondoory Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Works to tree subject to South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 comprising T1) Lime - Crown thin by 10% with cuts back to previous cut locations to allow more light into the garden. T2) Copper Beech - Remove branches, marked on photograph, back to the stem to leave a clean cut so the tree can heal over to prevent infection or a cavity forming. To stop the lower branches encroaching into the garden and blocking the sun
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Mondoory Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PR
South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 - T1) Lime Tree, crown lift and crown thin. T2) Beach tree, remove two small lower branches. To allow more light into the garden
Refused Trees 4 docs -
41 Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Conversion of external stores to living accommodation, single-storey side extension, and external rendering of existing house
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
28 Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PS
Proposed single and two storey extensions to the side and rear, together with associated landscaping and parking.
Refused Householder Extension 13 docsDomestic
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