Planning application
5 Hillkirk Drive Rochdale OL12 7HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T5 Elderberry: Fell to ground level and grind out the remaining stump. T8 Elderberry: Fell to ground level and grind out the remaining stump. Reason: Dead and Moribund. (photo 02 & 03) T9, T10 & T13 Alders: Fell to ground level and grind out the remaining stumps. Reason: To abate nuisance due to excessive growth lean towards the building (photo 01). T11 & T12 Sycamores: Crown lift the southern side of the trees to obtain a branch height clearance above ground level of approximately 4 metres. Reason: To abate nuisance of low branch hang above the garden area (photo 04).
As published by the council, reference 24/01134/WTTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01134/WTTPO
- Type
- Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 14 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Healey
- Parish
- Rochdale Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL12 7HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochdale register
This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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24/00995/HOUS Granted
5 Hillkirk Drive Rochdale OL12 7HD
Two storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory and extension, and works to boundary treatement
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16/01397/CPL Refused
5 Hillkirk Drive Rochdale OL12 7HD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use as residential home for a maximum of 3 children/young people
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2024
Received by Rochdale
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13 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Rowbottoms Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 2003 · Manchester
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 13 January 2025, 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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