Planning application
Prior Holme, 9 Borrowdale Road, Keswick, CA12 5DD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Felling of a dead bird cherry tree in boundary hedge
As published by the council, reference T/2026/0154
Application record
- Reference
- T/2026/0154
- Type
- Tree Work in Conservation Area
- Status
- Application being considered
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- CA12 5DD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lake District National Park took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Lake District National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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