Planning application
Stanley Arms Hotel St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore Fell - causing excessive shading of bowling green, also concerns over structural integrity. Multistem previously coppiced. Compression unions all round base increasing risk of failure. Signs of decay in old coppice bowl in centre.
As published by the council, reference T/2026/0047/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- T/2026/0047/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Consent for works (TCA)
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Parish
- Aughton
- Postcode
- L39 6SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Sefton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Consent for works (TCA)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
smn tree and landscape management Agent, a tree-works contractor
30 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- Application form - without personal data
- Sketch plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 7 August 2026, 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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