Planning application
Westholme Westbourne Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5EE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Willow (T1) - fell due to concerns of failure caused by severe lean and root plate shift over recent years.
As published by the council, reference 26/0201/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0201/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Marsh Ward
- Parish
- Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
- Postcode
- LA1 5EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lancaster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/0201/TCA Granted
Westholme Westbourne Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5EE
Goat Willow - Remove branches overhanging the garage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2026
Received by Lancaster
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10 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Oct 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lancaster took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 happens while it is decided
This application is with Lancaster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lancaster decided tree works applications in a median of 32 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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