Planning application
14 Briars Brook Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposal to trim large, overhanging branch of laburnum tree in rear garden to avoid chance of bow snapping.
As published by the council, reference T/2026/0060/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- T/2026/0060/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Consent for works (TCA)
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Lathom
- Postcode
- L40 5XD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Sefton
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Consent for works (TCA)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Photos of tree
- Photos of tree
- Application form
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 24 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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