Planning application
Swarthmoor Hall Road Springfield Road ULVERSTON LA12 0EH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lancashire CC TPO No 6 1953 T1) Large Ash, ash dieback, prune to remove deadwood over public right of way and steam bridge boundary. T2) Sycamore 53cm dbh, dead, was honey fungus, close to path - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2316/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2316/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: TPO Approved
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ulverston
- Parish
- Ulverston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA12 0EH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: TPO Approved
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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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