Planning application
St Josephs Conference Centre College Road Up Holland Lancashire WN8 0QD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Common Hornbeam - Heavily leaning, decayed roots - Remove. T2 Sycamore - Dead top close proximity with road - Remove. T3 Common Beech - Hanging limb close proximity to road - Remove. T8 Sycamore - Basal decay, close proximity to road - Remove. T9 Common Beech - Basal cavity - 30% reduction to reduce weight toward property. T10 Scots Pine - Split lower limb - Remove damaged limb. T11 Common Ash - Signs of ash dieback, close proximity to road - Remove. T12 Common Ash - Ash dieback, close proximity to road - Remove. T13 Goat Willow - Heavily leaving young tree - Remove. T14 - Sycamore - Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta), previous failures, co-dominant - Remove. T15 Silver Birch - Heavily leaning toward property - Remove. T17 Monterey Cypress - Dead, roadside - Remove. T20 Common Beech - Hanging limbs over road - Remove hanging limbs. T21 Common Ash - Severe decay at base and roots - Remove. T22 Robinia - Poor main Union - Remove. T23 Robinia - Poor form, lean toward building -Remove. T24 Common Oak - Hanging limb over building and close proximity to path - Remove hanging limb. T26 Sycamore - Dead standing - Remove. T27 Common Hornbeam - Heavily leaning, root plate heave and split stem - Remove to reduce potential damage to adjacent trees. T28 Common Ash - Partially failed limb hung in tree toward path - Remove damaged limb. T29 Common Ash - Severe decline - Monolith at approx. 6m. T30 Common Beech - Severe basal decay - Remove. T31 Sycamore - Severe decay of stem - Remove. T32 Sycamore - Large amount of deadwood within canopy, poor basal area, close proximity to road - Remove. G1 Cupressus - Multiple previous failures, soft rooting environment - Remove hanging trees and poor specimens. G2 Cupressus - Previous failures, hung failures - Remove poor specimens and hung trees. G3 Beech, Sycamore - Group of 3 trees with fire damage to base, removal of largest tree at roadside would expose remaining damaged trees. Remove/monolith group & replant.
As published by the council, reference T/2021/0048/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- T/2021/0048/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
- Received
- 10 May 2021
- Validated
- 10 May 2021
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Wrightington
- Parish
- Up Holland
- Decision by
- Work to Trees TPO
- Postcode
- WN8 0QD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 May 2021
Received by West Lancashire
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15 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
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21 Jul 2026
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West Lancashire granted permission on 15 July 2021, 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.
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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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