Planning application
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Beech - Crown lift to 8m above ground level. Branch reduce to clear buildings by 4-5m. T2 - Beech - Crown lift to 8m above ground level. Branch reduce to clear buildings by 4-5m.
As published by the council, reference 145435/TCA/2026
Application record
- Reference
- 145435/TCA/2026
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Didsbury West
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M20 3YA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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144392/TCA/2025 Granted
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Works to trees - T36 - Approx. 25x leylandii - Fell and grind stumps to 150mm below ground level; T33 - Large beech next to grass court - Brach reduce to clear neighbouring building by approximately 4m. Crown lift rest of crown by approximately 2m all round; T32 - Oak next to grass court - Crown lift to 7m over tennis club. Cut back rest of overhang by up to 2m ; T31 - Hornbeam in centre of site - Crown lift to 4m over path, Clear small epicormic growing towards balcony; T30 - Birch Birch - crown lift to 4m;T29 - Sweetgum - Crown lift to 4m. Clear building by 2m ; T26 - Purple plum - Crown reduce by 1-2m all round; T25 - Indian bean tree - Part crown reduce court side by up to 2m to rebalance crown. Crown lift to 4m all round. Clear lgiht column by 2m; T24 - Robinia - remove snapped branch and parent limb back to main stem; T19, T20 - 2x sorbus growing next to lighting column in south of site - Crown lift to 7m over courts. Clear lighting column by 2m; T23 - Hornbeam to be crown lifted to 6m and part crown reduced over court by 2-3m to rebalance crown; T22 - Purple plum and 2x conifers to be cut back to boundary; T37 - Yew next to car park - Crown lift to 5m over car park. Reduce longer branches growing over car park by 3-4m.
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141357/AO/2024 Granted
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Retention of one freestanding externally illuminated sign adjacent to the existing entrance
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CDN/23/0054 Granted
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Discharge of condition 4 (lighting verification) attached to planning permission referenced 132108/FO/2021
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135048/FO/2022 Granted
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Erection of an 8.3 metre high building to house two padel tennis courts, with associated lighting and infrastructure
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124743/TCA/2019 Granted
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to T2 Horse Chestnut, T3 Lime, T5 Lime, T12 Lime , T15 Lime, T16 Cherry, T17 Cherry, T24 - False Acacia, T29 Sweet Gum, T30 White Birch, T31 Hornbeam and felling of T12, T13 2 x Lombardy Poplars and T28 Cherry
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Manchester
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 30 April 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.
Nearby applications
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Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Works to trees - T36 - Approx. 25x leylandii - Fell and grind stumps to 150mm below ground level; T33 - Large beech next to grass court - Brach reduce to clear neighbouring building by approximately 4m. Crown lift rest of crown by approximately 2m all round; T32 - Oak next to grass court - Crown lift to 7m over tennis club. Cut back rest of overhang by up to 2m ; T31 - Hornbeam in centre of site - Crown lift to 4m over path, Clear small epicormic growing towards balcony; T30 - Birch Birch - crown lift to 4m;T29 - Sweetgum - Crown lift to 4m. Clear building by 2m ; T26 - Purple plum - Crown reduce by 1-2m all round; T25 - Indian bean tree - Part crown reduce court side by up to 2m to rebalance crown. Crown lift to 4m all round. Clear lgiht column by 2m; T24 - Robinia - remove snapped branch and parent limb back to main stem; T19, T20 - 2x sorbus growing next to lighting column in south of site - Crown lift to 7m over courts. Clear lighting column by 2m; T23 - Hornbeam to be crown lifted to 6m and part crown reduced over court by 2-3m to rebalance crown; T22 - Purple plum and 2x conifers to be cut back to boundary; T37 - Yew next to car park - Crown lift to 5m over car park. Reduce longer branches growing over car park by 3-4m.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Northern Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to T2 Horse Chestnut, T3 Lime, T5 Lime, T12 Lime , T15 Lime, T16 Cherry, T17 Cherry, T24 - False Acacia, T29 Sweet Gum, T30 White Birch, T31 Hornbeam and felling of T12, T13 2 x Lombardy Poplars and T28 Cherry
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Rossett 123 Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA
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