Planning application
50 Park Road Penwortham Residential Park Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9YD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
We wish to apply for permission to prune back five sycamore tree saplings adjacent to and overshadowing our property. The saplings are on the end of an old railway embankment beside our property and adjacent to Park Road. Recently, one of these saplings broke off in windy weather and landed on our garden close to a Park Road, the public right of way on Park Road and an overhead telephone line. The sapling was 4 metres long and around 8 cm in diameter. If we had been in the garden when it fell, it could have caused us harm. Also, if the sapling had fallen in a different direction, it could have fallen on people passing by on a right of way or vehicles on Park Road. I have provided a sketch plan and photos identifying the saplings. We are concerned about risk to ourselves, our property, people passing by, passing cars and the telephone line. We emphasise, these are saplings not full size trees. There are many such saplings along with shrubs in the area but on enquiry to South Ribble Council on 1.6.26, we were advised we had to apply for planning permission for work on these.
As published by the council, reference 07/2026/00407/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 07/2026/00407/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Broad Oak
- Parish
- Penwortham Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PR1 9YD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by South Ribble
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19 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Ribble took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- TREE SAPLINGS LOCATION MAP
- SAPLINGS WITH ARROWS
- SAPLINGS WIDE VIEW WITH ARROWS
- SAPLINGS LOCATION
- SAPLINGS CLOSE UP
- SAPLING ON DRIVEWAY
- EVIDENCE DOCUMENT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Ribble for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Ribble decided tree works applications in a median of 22 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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