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Recreation Ground Flash Lane Rufford Lancashire L40 1SN

Granted West Lancashire T/2021/0100/TPO Works to Protected Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Oak: Reduce low limb over football pitch by 2m, back to suitable distal shoot. Reason - to provide adequate clearance as the branch is currently a hazard.

As published by the council, reference T/2021/0100/TPO

Application record

Reference
T/2021/0100/TPO
Type
Works to Protected Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
Received
31 Aug 2021
Validated
31 Aug 2021
Decided
2 Sep 2021
Ward
Rufford
Parish
Rufford
Decision by
Work to Trees TPO
Postcode
L40 1SN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Aug 2021

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 2 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

1 document 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.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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