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26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF

Granted Sefton T/2025/0003/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees Domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

(G1) Ash - Fell group of approximately 8 x Ash due to Chlara Fraxinea (G2) Mixed - Prune back lateral overhang from third party trees by 2 metres to reduce encroachment. (G3) Leylandi - Reduce height by 4 metres to control size & reduce wind leverage T1 (Sycamore) - Fell due to soil erosion/disturbance & root damage T2 (Sycamore) - Pollard leaving 3 metre monolith due to confined space & poor position. T3 (Goat Willow) - Lateral reduction on East & North westerly side of crown to provide a minimum of a 3 metre clearance from dwelling & garage. T4 (Laurel) - Reduce height to 2 metres to control size T5 (Silver Birch) - Fell due to sever decline & fungus present on stem T6 (Scots Pine) - Fell due to poor form T8 (Leylandi) - Reduce height by 2 metres to control size & reduce wind leverage

As published by the council, reference T/2025/0003/TCA

Application record

Reference
T/2025/0003/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Consent for works (TCA)
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
5 Nov 2024
Decided
3 Jan 2025
Ward
Up Holland Ward
Parish
Up Holland
Postcode
WN8 0QF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sefton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • T/2024/0146/TPO Withdrawn

    26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF

    (G1) Ash - Fell group of approximately 8 x Ash due to Chlara Fraxinea (G2) Mixed - Prune back lateral overhang from third party trees by 2 metres to reduce encroachment. (G3) Leylandi - Reduce height by 4 metres to control size & reduce wind leverage T1 (Sycamore) - Fell due to soil erosion/disturbance & root damage T2 (Sycamore) - Pollard leaving 3 metre monolith due to confined space & poor position. T3 (Goat Willow) - Lateral reduction on East & North westerly side of crown to provide a minimum of a 3 metre clearance from dwelling & garage. T4 (Laurel) - Reduce height to 2 metres to control size T5 (Silver Birch) - Fell due to sever decline & fungus present on stem T6 (Scots Pine) - Fell due to poor form T8 (Leylandi) - Reduce height by 2 metres to control size & reduce wind leverage

    Decided 3 Jan 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Received by Sefton

  2. 3 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Consent for works (TCA)

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What 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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