Planning application
Oulder Hill House Oulder Hill Drive Rochdale OL11 5LB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Horse Chestnut tree (numbered T43 on plan) covered by Tree Preservation Order no. 029 consisting of reducing secondary branches overhanging 24 Fieldhead Avenue by a maximum of 3 metres
As published by the council, reference 20/00635/WTTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00635/WTTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees-TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 9 Jun 2020
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2020
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2020
- Ward
- Bamford
- Parish
- Rochdale Township
- Decision by
- Delegated (subject to call up)
- Postcode
- OL11 5LB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochdale register
This site has had 4 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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20/00611/WTTPO Granted
Oulder Hill House Oulder Hill Drive Rochdale OL11 5LB
Works to Sycamore tree T1 within area G1 of Tree Preservation Order 029, consisting of removal of canopy above diseased wood wound to leave a monolith structure
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18/00496/HOUS Granted
Oulder Hill House Oulder Hill Drive Rochdale OL11 5LB
Rebuild retaining wall with metal railings atop on Oulder Hill Drive elevation with a maximum height of 2.6m including the installation of a pedestrian access gate
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18/00284/WTTPO Granted
Oulder Hill House Oulder Hill Drive Rochdale OL11 5LB
Various works to trees within Tree Preservation Order 029 within Groups G1, G2 and G3
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2020
Received by Rochdale
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22 Jun 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2020
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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17 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Special Branch Treesurgeons Ltd Agent
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Rochdale granted permission on 27 July 2020, 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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OTH/2026/0633 Granted
MAYROYD, NORDEN ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5PT
Works to protected trees under TPO 098 as follows:- T13 Horse Chestnut - remove a single lateral limb, approximately 200 mm (8 inches) in diameter at its point of attachment to the main stem. T8 Horse Chestnut - removal of a single over-extended lateral limb by approximately 150mm (6 inches) in diameter at its point of attachment to the main stem.
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OTH/2026/0743 Granted
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Request to crown lift by 4.5 metres and crown thin up to 20% of 1 No. protected Sycamore Tree identified as T69 within TPO259
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OTH/2026/0901 Awaiting decision
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