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Whinrigg 85 Chorley Road Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AS

Granted West Lancashire T/2024/0072/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 - Leylandii - Reduce height by 50%. T2 - Ash - Remove (Declining canopy suspected Ash die-back). T3 - Sycamore - Reduce lateral branches away from Blue Cedar. T4 - Rhododendron - Remove 3 stems to give suitable clearance around neighbouring trees. G1 - Oak, Beech, Beech, Birch and Oak - Crown raise upto 5 meters over the footpath and highway. T5 - Crown raise upto 5 meters over the highway and remove substantial deadwood. T6 + T7 - Oak and Sycamore - Remove 1 large low lateral over the highway on the Oak and 1 subordinate stem on the Sycamore. ( Both trees have grown in close proximity, causing rubbing damage/weak points in the stems/lateral branches.) T8 + T9 - Oak and Sycamore - Crown raise no more than one third of the trees total height. 10 - Horse Chestnut - Crown raise upto 5 meters over the highway. Reasons - Part of good tree management.

As published by the council, reference T/2024/0072/TCA

Application record

Reference
T/2024/0072/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Consent for works (TCA)
Received
1 Nov 2024
Validated
4 Nov 2024
Decided
22 Nov 2024
Ward
Rural North East Ward
Parish
Hilldale
Postcode
WN8 7AS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2024

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Grant Consent for works (TCA)

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor

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2 documents on file for this application

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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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