Planning application
3 Green Clough Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9PN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to remove 2 Norway Spruce Trees (T1 and T2) and for works to 1 Crack Willow (T3) to be pruned back to old pollard cuts to stimulate growth, within Rock Nook Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference 23/00349/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00349/WTCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 5 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 5 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 17 May 2023
- Ward
- Littleborough Lakeside
- Parish
- Pennines Township
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- OL15 9PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Apr 2023
Received by Rochdale
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17 May 2023
Decision issued: No Objections
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 17 May 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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