Planning application
High Wray Woodland Formby Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: Group of small (3 inch diameter) sycamore saplings applying to fell. Reason - encroaching on pavement and wall. T2: Group of small (3 inch diameter) elm saplings applying to fell. Reason - encroaching on pavement and wall. T3: Small Sycamore applying to fell. Reason - poor form, leaning to seek light. T4: Small Sycamore in a group of 3 more sycamore (T4,T5,T6.) applying to fell. Reason - poor form. T5: Small Sycamore in a group of 3 more sycamore (T4,T5,T6.) applying to fell. Reason - poor form. T6: Small Sycamore in a group of 3 more sycamore (T4,T5,T6.) applying to fell. Reason - poor form. T7: Small Elm applying to fell. Reason - poor form and structure. T8: Large Dying Sycamore applying to fell. Reason - dying tree. T9: Medium size chestnut applying to crown raise by 4-5 meters. T10: Medium size chestnut applying to crown riase by 4-5 meters. T11: Dead elm tree, applying to fell. Reason - dead tree. T12: Large sycamore with a lot of die back (half the tree is dead) applying to fell. Reason - a lot of die back. T13: Fallen down small Elm tree, applying to remove. Reason - fallen down. T14: Large Chestnut, applying to crown raise by 4-5 meters.
As published by the council, reference T/2021/0097/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- T/2021/0097/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 24 Aug 2021
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Aughton Park
- Parish
- Aughton
- Decision by
- Work to Trees TPO
- Postcode
- L39 7HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2021
Received by West Lancashire
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 2021, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire decided tree works applications in a median of 51 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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T1: Group of small (3 inch diameter) sycamore saplings applying to fell. Reason - encroaching on pavement and wall. T2: Group of small (3 inch diameter) elm saplings applying to fell. Reason - encroaching on pavement and wall. T3: Small Sycamore applying to fell. Reason - poor form, leaning to seek light. T4: Small Sycamore in a group of 3 more sycamore (T4,T5,T6.) applying to fell. Reason - poor form. T5: Small Sycamore in a group of 3 more sycamore (T4,T5,T6.) applying to fell. Reason - poor form. T6: Small Sycamore in a group of 3 more sycamore (T4,T5,T6.) applying to fell. Reason - poor form. T7: Small Elm applying to fell. Reason - poor form and structure. T8: Large Dying Sycamore applying to fell. Reason - dying tree. T9: Medium size chestnut applying to crown raise by 4-5 meters. T10: Medium size chestnut applying to crown riase by 4-5 meters. T11: Dead elm tree, applying to fell. Reason - dead tree. T12: Large sycamore with a lot of die back (half the tree is dead) applying to fell. Reason - a lot of die back. T13: Fallen down small Elm tree, applying to remove. Reason - fallen down. T14: Large Chestnut, applying to crown raise by 4-5 meters.
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