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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
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 refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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