Planning application
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree, to provide more light to Steel House and neighbouring property, also to prevent future structural damage to Steel House as roots grow under the building.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2479/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2479/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Tree CA No Objection
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Alston and Fellside
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA9 3SL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0457/HOU Decided
Steel House Townhead Alston CA9 3SL
Alterations to dwelling including the installation of rooflights, the replacement of front and rear doors and the re-rendering of the front elevation
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2025/2289/HOU Granted
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Retrospective application for the removal of peeling paint on the front elevation and subsequent coating of the front elevation with a limewash to match the underlying layer.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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3 Feb 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 3 February 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree, to provide more light to Steel House and neighbouring property, also to prevent future structural damage to Steel House as roots grow under the building.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Henley Croft Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1 Ash - Fell, T2 Ash - Fell.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Retrospective application for the removal of peeling paint on the front elevation and subsequent coating of the front elevation with a limewash to match the underlying layer.
Granted Householder 7 docsDomestic -
Henley Croft Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1 Ash - Fell, T2 Ash - Fell.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Steel House Townhead Alston CA9 3SL
Alterations to dwelling including the installation of rooflights, the replacement of front and rear doors and the re-rendering of the front elevation
Decided Householder Loft or dormer 6 docsDomestic -
Steel House Townhead Alston CA9 3SL
Alterations to dwelling including the installation of rooflights, the replacement of front and rear doors and the re-rendering of the front elevation
Decided Householder Loft or dormer 6 docsDomestic
Other tree works applications
In Westmorland and Furness
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2026/1788/TCA Decided
Yewbarrow House Hampsfell Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BE
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees within a Conservation Area comprising the trimming of regrowth to Yew trees and vegetation at the side of the property
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2026/1615/TCA Granted
St Peters Church Woodhouse Lane Heversham MILNTHORPE LA7 7EW
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising T1) Cypress - remove large lower horizontal scaffold lines back to stem. T2) Cypress - fell, history of structural failures, above path. T3 & T4) Portuguese Laurel - re-pollard both. T5) Holly - fell, poor form, biased over road. T6) Laurel - coppice, overgrown and overhanging road. T7) Yew - reduce to approx 2m. T8) Yew - reduce to approx 2m. T9) Yew - poor form, reduce to visible pruning points to encourage new growth (approx 1.6m) and T10) Holly - overhanging road - prune to give 5.5m clearance above road
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2026/1614/TCA Granted
33 Mitchelgate Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BE
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising T1 Rowan - Reduction around 25-30% leaf cover to keep shape and size
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2026/1582/TCA Granted
Castlehead South Lodge Lindale Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QU
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising T1 & T2 Ash - deadwood and reduce canopy by 30% to make safe, manage and try to preserve. T3 & T4 Ash - fell, ash die back, close proximity to road
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2026/1578/TCA Granted
19 Castle Road KENDAL LA9 7AU
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising T1 - Gleditsia Honey Locust, reduce crown by 3m. T2 - Apple x 2 (updated), reduce crown by 3m. T3 - Cherry, reduce crown by 3m