Planning application
Oakthorpe 2A Beech Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1) Oak tree - TPO. I would like to have maintenance work carried out again due to excessive shading. As in previous years I would like to thin crown by 15 to 20% to focus on lateral weeping branches, to reduce spread on all sides. Remove shoots on trunk up to 4m from ground. This will increase light to garden and house. 2) Holly (rear of property). I would like to fell this tree due to excessive shading to the rear of the property. 3) Cedar (front of property). I would like to fell this tree due to excessive shading and risk of damage if part of the tree falls off. 4) Holly (front of property). I would like to have maintenance work carried out again due to excessive shading. I would like to thin the crown by 20% and lift crown up to 4m from floor.
As published by the council, reference T/2024/0125/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- T/2024/0125/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
- Received
- 30 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 3 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Rufford
- Postcode
- L40 1TH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sefton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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T/2024/0133/TPO Withdrawn
Oakthorpe 2A Beech Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TH
1) Oak tree - TPO. I would like to have maintenance work carried out again due to excessive shading. As in previous years I would like to thin crown by 15 to 20% to focus on lateral weeping branches, to reduce spread on all sides. Remove shoots on trunk up to 4m from ground. This will increase light to garden and house. 2) Holly (rear of property). I would like to fell this tree due to excessive shading to the rear of the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2024
Received by Sefton
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3 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
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12 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- Tpo grant consent (conditions)
- Sketch plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 3 January 2025, 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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