Planning application
Hartswood House Alden Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4AQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees within TPO T2/100/A1 specifically to fell 2 Ash trees and 1 Alden tree located within the rear garden of Hartswood House.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0008/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0008/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees Subject to TPO
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Helmshore
- Postcode
- BB4 4AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2025
Received by Rossendale
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26 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rossendale took a median of 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Rossendale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rossendale's median decision took 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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