Planning application
Orchard Cottage 40 Leighton Beck Road Slack Head MILNTHORPE LA7 7AX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) Lawson Cypress, Fell. Poor form supressed by surrounding trees, Bark inclusion and liable to failure.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0309/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0309/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Tree CA No Objection
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kent Estuary
- Parish
- Beetham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA7 7AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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9 Mar 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 9 March 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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