Planning application
Orchard Cottage 40 Leighton Beck Road Slack Head CARNFORTH LA7 7AX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1-Cedar Deodar-Fell-Close to property and out-grown it's location.Blocking light and the needles have caused the roof valley to block which has caused damage to the internals of the property. T2-Buthan Pine-Fell-adjacent to T1 with same issues as T1. T3-Maple-Crown raise over roof of stables and car parking area to height of 8m (approximately).
As published by the council, reference 2025/1981/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1981/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Tree CA No Objection
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Kent Estuary
- Parish
- Beetham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA7 7AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Tree CA No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 13 November 2025, 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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