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1 Rock View Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8JD

Refused Rossendale 2023/0008/TPO Works to Trees Subject to TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 Oak - fell to ground level

As published by the council, reference 2023/0008/TPO

Application record

Reference
2023/0008/TPO
Type
Works to Trees Subject to TPO
Status
Pending Consideration
Decision
Refused TPO
Received
14 Feb 2023
Validated
14 Feb 2023
Decided
19 Apr 2023
Ward
Historic - Facit And Shawforth
Parish
Whitworth Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OL12 8JD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2023

    Received by Rossendale

  2. 19 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refused TPO

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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