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St Josephs College College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QE

Granted West Lancashire T/2023/0014/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 & T2 - Cherry - Fell to ground level due to condition and to create sufficient space to construct a haul route into the college site for demolition works. T3 & T4 - Sycamore - Minor pruning to remove a number of smaller diameter branches not exceeding 250mm, to create 6m vertical space for machinery access to site.

As published by the council, reference T/2023/0014/TPO

Application record

Reference
T/2023/0014/TPO
Type
Works to Protected Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
Received
17 Feb 2023
Validated
17 Feb 2023
Decided
22 Feb 2023
Ward
Wrightington
Parish
Up Holland
Decision by
Work to Trees TPO
Postcode
WN8 0QE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 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

Documents

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

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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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