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Oakenroyd Featherstall Road Littleborough OL15 8PH

Refused Rochdale 20/00197/WTTPO Works to Trees-TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to fell two Chestnut trees (T1 and T2) and remedial pruning to group of trees G1 (on submitted plan) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.3 (Littleborough UDC No.2 Stubley Hall)

As published by the council, reference 20/00197/WTTPO

Application record

Reference
20/00197/WTTPO
Type
Works to Trees-TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
19 Feb 2020
Validated
3 Mar 2020
Decided
22 May 2020
Ward
Wardle And West Littleborough
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Delegated (subject to call up)
Postcode
OL15 8PH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2020

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 3 Mar 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Rochdale refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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