Planning application
Land Opposite Silkmore Lane Stafford Staffordshire
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO 172 1991: Cherry - Dismantle to as close to ground level as reasonably practicable
As published by the council, reference 26/42495/T5N
Application record
- Reference
- 26/42495/T5N
- Type
- Tree Five Day Notice
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Penkside
- Parish
- Stafford M B
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by Stafford
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Stafford took a median of 132 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Stafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stafford's median decision took 132 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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