Planning application
Fox Covert Laverock Hill Mealbank Kendal LA8 9EP
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
South Lakeland District Council Tree Preservation Order No. 7 of 1977: felling of T1 (Larch) to promote understory growth and woodland management, with replacement planting of a native broadleaf tree; and pollarding of T2 (Sycamore), including habitat creation pruning to enhance biodiversity and encourage understory growth.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1725/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1725/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Valid
- Decision
- Pending
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Upper Kent
- Parish
- Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA8 9EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Lake District National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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.
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