Planning application
9 Gillison Close Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Elder - Fell Conifer - Fell Beech - Maintenance pruning to keep crown at manageable height and away from the house
As published by the council, reference 26/0011/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0011/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Cons Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Upper Lune Valley Ward
- Parish
- Melling With Wrayton
- Decision by
- Tree Works Decision
- Postcode
- LA6 2RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lancaster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/0218/TPO Granted
9 Gillison Close Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RD
Silver birch (T13) - 2 large overhanging branches to be removed
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25/0216/TCA Granted
9 Gillison Close Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RD
Silver birch (T12) - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by Lancaster
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lancaster granted permission on 26 February 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.
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