Planning application
51 Manor Drive Manchester M21 7JU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree - T1 - Copper Beech. Target pruning to area of canopy closest to property in order to draw back foliage by up to 4m, by pruning to viable growth points.
As published by the council, reference 144376/TPO/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144376/TPO/2025
- Type
- Work to trees in Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Chorlton Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M21 7JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Manchester
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Swift Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 13 November 2025, 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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