Planning application
Moorbank Farm Cottage Birtle Road Heywood BL9 6UT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to fell one Beech Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 10 (Heywood MB No.1)
As published by the council, reference 18/00575/WTTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 18/00575/WTTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees-TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 21 May 2018
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2018
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2018
- Ward
- Norden
- Parish
- Rochdale Township
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BL9 6UT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2018
Received by Rochdale
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5 Jun 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2018
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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13 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 17 July 2018, 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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