Planning application
St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G002 - Fell trees with ash dieback G003 - Fell trees with ash dieback G004 - Fell trees with ash dieback T0165 Beech - Remove lowest branch over footpath T0169 Ash - Fell T0171 Ash - Fell
As published by the council, reference 26/0209/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0209/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 12 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- LA2 6LT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lancaster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/0207/TCA Awaiting decision
St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
G001 - Fell trees with ash dieback
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25/00734/FUL Awaiting decision
St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
Part demolition and conversion of St Wilfrids Hall into six apartments and erection of three dwellinghouses (C3) with associated access and landscaping
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21/01037/FUL Refused
St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
Erection of five 4-bed detached dwellings and three 3-bed dwellings (C3), part demolition and conversion of St Wilfrids Hall into two 1-bed apartments and four 2-bed apartments (C3) with associated access and landscaping
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Oct 2026
Received by Lancaster
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26 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 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.
What 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 31 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
98% historically approved · decision due ~7 Dec
G001 - Fell trees with ash dieback
Awaiting decision Trees -
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Field Adjacent 10 Church Brow Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LS
98% historically approved · decision due ~2 Dec
Elm (T1) - whole crown reduction by up to 30%, inclusive of a crown raise overhanging the garden and reduction of the limbs encroaching on the property and roof, to control size, balance canopy and provide sufficient clearance from garden and building
Awaiting decision Trees 8 docs -
15 Church Brow Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LS
Sycamore (T1) - 20% reduction to bring back the shape Lime (T2) - 25% reduction via crown thinning
Granted Trees 3 docs -
St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
Erection of five 4-bed detached dwellings and three 3-bed dwellings (C3), part demolition and conversion of St Wilfrids Hall into two 1-bed apartments and four 2-bed apartments (C3) with associated access and landscaping
Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 51 docs -
Ivy Cottage Low Road Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LZ
4 x Silver Birch (T1, T2, T3, T4) - Fell 4 x Rowan (T5, T6, T7, T8) - Fell 1 x Elm (T9) - Fell
Granted Trees 16 docs
Other tree works applications
In Lancaster
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26/0189/TPO Decided
Scaleford Care Home Lune Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5QT
T2 - Horse Chestnut Fell and replant with a native standard tree such as hornbeam.
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26/0208/TCA Awaiting decision
Lancaster City Council Public Conveniences Glasson Dock Road Glasson Dock Lancashire LA2 0BT
Sycamore - Prune
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26/0207/TCA Awaiting decision
St Wilfrids Hall Foundry Lane Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LT
G001 - Fell trees with ash dieback
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26/0210/TPO Awaiting decision
School House Main Street Arkholme Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1AU
T1 Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 30% leaf cover T2 Beech - Crown reduce by 30% leaf cover T3 Yew - Crown reduce by 1.5 metres
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26/0205/TCA Awaiting decision
1 Deer Park Cottages Woodman Lane Burrow Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RT
T1 Weeping willow - Remove deadwood and crown reduce/lift by 25% T2 Golden elm - Crown reduce by 30% and balance crown