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The Design House 108 High Street Manchester M4 1HT

Awaiting decision Manchester OTH-2026-001632 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Works to trees - proposed pruning of T15, 16, 17 Birch – crown lift to 3m over footpath; T25 Birch – crown lift to 3m over footpath; T30 Plane – reduce from streetlight; reduce from property by 2-3m; T31 Plane – reduce from property by 2-3m; T32 Whitebeam – crown lift to 3m over footpath; reduce from streetlight; T33 Red Oak – crown lift to 3m over footpath and T34 Red Oak – (dead tree), fell to ground

As published by the council, reference OTH-2026-001632

Application record

Reference
OTH-2026-001632
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Under Consultation
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Piccadilly
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M4 1HT

Comment by 29 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Manchester through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Manchester 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

3 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Manchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Manchester decided tree works applications in a median of 41 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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