Planning application
5 Vicarage Close Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6LD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - Crown raise 5m. Reason: To remove low nuisance branches for adequate clearance. T2 Sycamore - Crown raise 5m. Reason: To remove low nuisance branches for adequate clearance.
As published by the council, reference T/2021/0089/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- T/2021/0089/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
- Received
- 9 Aug 2021
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2021
- Decided
- 4 Oct 2021
- Ward
- Derby
- Parish
- Unparished - Ormskirk
- Decision by
- Work to Trees TPO
- Postcode
- L40 6LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2021
Received by Sefton
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4 Oct 2021
Decision issued: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
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28 Sep 2026
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Viking Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 4 October 2021, 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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