Planning application
54 Gillinggate Kendal LA9 4JB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Japanese Maple (T1) in rear garden – lift and thin crown to improve light and maintain form, removing one main limb and a side branch (paint-marked) with selective internal thinning; height unchanged. Magnolia (T2) in front garden – reduce limb overhanging neighbouring property while retaining balance, with minor crown thinning. Updated request - (i) T1 Japanese maple (rear of the property) - reduce the crown by a third to just below the level of the phone line for No. 52 Gillinggate, which is currently being impinged upon by foliage. (ii) T2 Magnolia (front of the property) - trim back any small branches overhanging the vehicle parking spaces on Gillinggate, since these are (on occasion) damaged by delivery vehicles.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2471/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2471/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Tree CA No Objection
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Highgate
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 4JB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree CA No Objection
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 23 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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