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St James Church Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

Granted West Lancashire T/2023/0010/TPO Works to Protected Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

G1- limes- remove/reduce epicormic growth from base of trees to allow for inspection and reduce encroachment into grave plots.

As published by the council, reference T/2023/0010/TPO

Application record

Reference
T/2023/0010/TPO
Type
Works to Protected Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
Received
15 Feb 2023
Validated
15 Feb 2023
Decided
22 Feb 2023
Ward
Derby
Parish
Unparished - Ormskirk
Decision by
Work to Trees TPO
Postcode
L40 6HG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Feb 2023

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 22 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

smn tree and landscape management Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

  • Tpo grant consent (conditions) Decision Notice · 22 Feb 2023

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What this grant of permission means

West Lancashire granted permission on 22 February 2023, 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.

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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