Planning application
The Spinney Mill Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order to 2no sycamore (T1 and T2) to reduce crown by up to 3m.
As published by the council, reference P/2020/0642/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/2020/0642/TPO
- Type
- TPO Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 7 Sep 2020
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2020
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2020
- Ward
- Rainhill Ward
- Parish
- Rainhill Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- L35 6NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2021/0712/TPO Granted
The Spinney Mill Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NG
Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order - G1 sycamore - prune back from small shed structure to give up to 3m clearance, reduce overhanging trees on south east edge back from neighbouring property to boundary line where possible.
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P/2020/0689/TPO Granted
The Spinney Mill Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NG
Works to trees covered by a Tree Protection Order to reduce south and west low main branches laterally up to 3m and crown raise to give up to 4m clearance on 1no Beech tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2020
Received by St. Helens
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21 Oct 2020
Decision issued: Grant
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4 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Rainfords Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 21 October 2020, 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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