Planning application
Ash Hall Forest Court Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4AA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Six mature Lime trees (trees T15, T18, T30, T32, T33 and T34, in Mgt. area F), located in the Ruff Lane Conservation Area, and in the avenue leading from the Ruff Lane entrance to campus, require crown raising to 5.2m (as per highway regs) to provide clearance to vehicles accessing campus. The works will require the removal of small secondary and primary branches back to stem unions. All work will be carried out by a fully qualified and insured tree work contractor, working as a minimum to the recommendations of BS3998: 2010.
As published by the council, reference T/2025/0060/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- T/2025/0060/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 5 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Postcode
- L39 4AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by West Lancashire
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5 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 October 2025, 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 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Application form - without personal data
- Sketch plan
- Tree survey
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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 38 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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