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Middleton Campus Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

Granted Rochdale 23/00121/WTTPO Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for works to two Oak trees (T1 and T3) - crown lift to 3m and deadwood the crowns and to fell 1 Oak (T2), 1 Rowan (T4), 1 Maple (T5), 1 Sycamore (T7), 2 Beech (T10 and T16), 1 Ash (T13), 1 Horse Chestnut (T14), 2 Silver Birch (T15 and T17) subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 50 (Hopwood Hall Collage, Middleton)

As published by the council, reference 23/00121/WTTPO

Application record

Reference
23/00121/WTTPO
Type
Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
2 Feb 2023
Validated
2 Feb 2023
Decided
15 Mar 2023
Ward
Hopwood Hall
Parish
Middleton Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
M24 6XH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochdale register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/00982/ANM Granted

    Middleton Campus Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00074/FUL comprising of updated internal layouts, elevations (repositioned air con units) and changes to external works

    Decided 21 Jul 2021 Amendments
  • 18/00234/FUL Granted

    Middleton Campus Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

    Installation of replacement 3G synthetic turf pitch including new 4m high perimeter fencing to replace existing 3m high fencing

    Decided 4 May 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2023

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 15 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Special Branch Treesurgeons Ltd Agent

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Documents

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21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Rochdale granted permission on 15 March 2023, 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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