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Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

Awaiting decision Trafford 117748/TPO/25 Works to a protected tree

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Works to trees within TPO 006 specifically the general maintenance of a number of trees (see plan)

As published by the council, reference 117748/TPO/25

Application record

Reference
117748/TPO/25
Type
Works to a protected tree
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Bowdon
Postcode
WA14 2LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Trafford register

This site has had 8 applications since 2016: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 117708/S211/25 Awaiting decision

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Works to trees within The Downs and Bowdon conservation areas specifically the general maintenance of a number of trees (see plan)

    Submitted 7 Nov 2025 Trees
  • 116836/ADV/25 Granted

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Advertisement consent sought for replacement of 3no. non illuminated signs

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Advertising
  • 115305/ADV/25 Granted

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Advertisement consent sought for retention and installation of 7no. signs across the site (retrospective)

    Decided 9 May 2025 Advertising
  • 114743/S211/24 Decided

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Works to tree within The Bowdon Conservation Area. Specifically the felling of 1No. Sycamore Tree.

    Decided 13 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 114725/TPO/24 Granted

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Works to Trees within TPO 006 (T2 and T6). Specifically the felling of 1No. Ash Tree and 1No. Oak Tree.

    Decided 13 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 108240/S211/22 Granted

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Works to trees within The Downs Conservation area, specifically the felling of 1No Holly (T5) and the general maintenance of a number of trees (refer to plan)

    Decided 20 Jul 2022 Trees
  • 89951/TCA/16 Granted

    Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls Ashley Road Altrincham WA14 2LT

    Works to protected trees in a Conservation Area, specifically the felling and replacement of one diseased Horse Chestnut tree and one potentially dangerous Beech tree, together with the pruning of one Lime tree, two Sycamore trees and one Ash tree. Other trees overhanging Ashley Road to be pruned to maintain statutory clearances over highway.

    Decided 2 Feb 2017 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Trafford

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Trafford took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Frankland Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Altrincham

Active · incorporated 2003 · Altrincham

201 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Trafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Trafford decided tree works applications in a median of 42 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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    Works to trees within Tree Preservation Order No. 072 specifically the crown maintenance of one pine tree (T1).

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 30 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 120134/S211/26 Awaiting decision

    Fearnhead 7 Winton Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2PE

    Works to trees within Bowdon Conservation Area specifically for crown thinning and trimming by 1m to 2m on No. 1 robinia tree and other general maintenance works.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 119704/TPO/26 Refused

    57 Ridgeway Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7HL

    Works to trees in TPO 196; specifically, the felling of 1 no. beech.

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 119864/S211/26 Decided

    5 Haigh Lawn St Margarets Road Altrincham WA14 2AP

    Works to trees within The Devisdale Conservation Area specifically for 1 no felling of holly tree, removal of deadwood of 1 no cherry tree and 15% crown reduction.

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 119874/TPO/26 Granted

    8 Cedar Court Edenhurst Drive Timperley Altrincham WA15 7AH

    Work to trees within TPO 266, specifically the crown lift of 2 no. Lime Trees and 1 no. Yew Tree

    Received 26 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Trees