Planning application
447 EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5YR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for work to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order No. 284 consisting of: • T2 – Horse Chestnut: Crown lift to provide approximately 2.5 metres ground clearance over the adjacent footpath and 5.5 metres clearance over the adjoining highway. • T3 – Copper Beech: Crown lift to provide approximately 2.5 metres ground clearance over the adjacent footpath and 5.5 metres clearance over the adjoining highway. • T5 – Lime: Removal of epicormic growth from the main stem and lower scaffold branches.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0598
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0598
- Type
- Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Norden
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL11 5YR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Rochdale
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
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 14 August 2026, 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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