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St James Church Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

Awaiting decision West Lancashire T/2026/0103/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

See attached report relating to G2 (Beech), Pine T4, Limes (6) - Canopy Lift.

As published by the council, reference T/2026/0103/TPO

Application record

Reference
T/2026/0103/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Registered
Received
22 Sep 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Postcode
L40 6HG

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • T/2023/0010/TPO Granted

    St James Church Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

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

    Decided 22 Feb 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 November 2026, 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.

What 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 41 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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