Planning application
Land West Of St Josephs Conference Centre College Road Up Holland Lancashire
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Please refer to the tree works schedule within the supporting document - tree works are required to ensure safety and security of the site.
As published by the council, reference T/2023/0029/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- T/2023/0029/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part Refusal/Part Consent (TPO)
- Received
- 9 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 9 May 2023
- Ward
- Wrightington
- Parish
- Up Holland
- Decision by
- Work to Trees TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2023
Received by Sefton
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9 May 2023
Decision issued: Part Refusal/Part Consent (TPO)
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12 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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See their track recordWhat this refusal means
Sefton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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St Josephs Conference Centre College Road Up Holland Lancashire WN8 0QD
T1 Common Hornbeam - Heavily leaning, decayed roots - Remove. T2 Sycamore - Dead top close proximity with road - Remove. T3 Common Beech - Hanging limb close proximity to road - Remove. T8 Sycamore - Basal decay, close proximity to road - Remove. T9 Common Beech - Basal cavity - 30% reduction to reduce weight toward property. T10 Scots Pine - Split lower limb - Remove damaged limb. T11 Common Ash - Signs of ash dieback, close proximity to road - Remove. T12 Common Ash - Ash dieback, close proximity to road - Remove. T13 Goat Willow - Heavily leaving young tree - Remove. T14 - Sycamore - Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta), previous failures, co-dominant - Remove. T15 Silver Birch - Heavily leaning toward property - Remove. T17 Monterey Cypress - Dead, roadside - Remove. T20 Common Beech - Hanging limbs over road - Remove hanging limbs. T21 Common Ash - Severe decay at base and roots - Remove. T22 Robinia - Poor main Union - Remove. T23 Robinia - Poor form, lean toward building -Remove. T24 Common Oak - Hanging limb over building and close proximity to path - Remove hanging limb. T26 Sycamore - Dead standing - Remove. T27 Common Hornbeam - Heavily leaning, root plate heave and split stem - Remove to reduce potential damage to adjacent trees. T28 Common Ash - Partially failed limb hung in tree toward path - Remove damaged limb. T29 Common Ash - Severe decline - Monolith at approx. 6m. T30 Common Beech - Severe basal decay - Remove. T31 Sycamore - Severe decay of stem - Remove. T32 Sycamore - Large amount of deadwood within canopy, poor basal area, close proximity to road - Remove. G1 Cupressus - Multiple previous failures, soft rooting environment - Remove hanging trees and poor specimens. G2 Cupressus - Previous failures, hung failures - Remove poor specimens and hung trees. G3 Beech, Sycamore - Group of 3 trees with fire damage to base, removal of largest tree at roadside would expose remaining damaged trees. Remove/monolith group & replant.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
St Josephs Conference Centre College Road Up Holland Lancashire WN8 0QD
T1 Common Hornbeam - Heavily leaning, decayed roots - Remove. T2 Sycamore - Dead top close proximity with road - Remove. T3 Common Beech - Hanging limb close proximity to road - Remove. T8 Sycamore - Basal decay, close proximity to road - Remove. T9 Common Beech - Basal cavity - 30% reduction to reduce weight toward property. T10 Scots Pine - Split lower limb - Remove damaged limb. T11 Common Ash - Signs of ash dieback, close proximity to road - Remove. T12 Common Ash - Ash dieback, close proximity to road - Remove. T13 Goat Willow - Heavily leaving young tree - Remove. T14 - Sycamore - Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta), previous failures, co-dominant - Remove. T15 Silver Birch - Heavily leaning toward property - Remove. T17 Monterey Cypress - Dead, roadside - Remove. T20 Common Beech - Hanging limbs over road - Remove hanging limbs. T21 Common Ash - Severe decay at base and roots - Remove. T22 Robinia - Poor main Union - Remove. T23 Robinia - Poor form, lean toward building -Remove. T24 Common Oak - Hanging limb over building and close proximity to path - Remove hanging limb. T26 Sycamore - Dead standing - Remove. T27 Common Hornbeam - Heavily leaning, root plate heave and split stem - Remove to reduce potential damage to adjacent trees. T28 Common Ash - Partially failed limb hung in tree toward path - Remove damaged limb. T29 Common Ash - Severe decline - Monolith at approx. 6m. T30 Common Beech - Severe basal decay - Remove. T31 Sycamore - Severe decay of stem - Remove. T32 Sycamore - Large amount of deadwood within canopy, poor basal area, close proximity to road - Remove. G1 Cupressus - Multiple previous failures, soft rooting environment - Remove hanging trees and poor specimens. G2 Cupressus - Previous failures, hung failures - Remove poor specimens and hung trees. G3 Beech, Sycamore - Group of 3 trees with fire damage to base, removal of largest tree at roadside would expose remaining damaged trees. Remove/monolith group & replant.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
St Josephs College College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QE
T1 & T2 - Cherry - Fell to ground level due to condition and to create sufficient space to construct a haul route into the college site for demolition works. T3 & T4 - Sycamore - Minor pruning to remove a number of smaller diameter branches not exceeding 250mm, to create 6m vertical space for machinery access to site.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
St Josephs Conference Centre College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QE
Retrospective planning consent to extend and increase height of perimeter fencing.
Granted Full applications 6 docs -
St Josephs Conference Centre College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QE
Retrospective planning consent to extend and increase height of perimeter fencing.
Granted Full applications 6 docs
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