Planning application
1 Old Post Office Kings Meaburn Penrith CA10 3BU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1 large hornbeam, reduce top hight of canopy by aprox 3m and prune back small growth on stem. T2 small hornbeam, removal to ground level. T3 Horsechestnut, repollard two lower limbs back to old points.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0894/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0894/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Eden and Lyvennet Vale
- Parish
- Kings Meaburn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA10 3BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1144/TCA Granted
1 Old Post Office Kings Meaburn PENRITH CA10 3BU
T1- Apple Tree 10% thin.T2- Apple Tree10% thin.T3- Apple Tree 10% thin. T4- Plum to reduce in height to reduce in height by 1.5m G1- various plums to reduce in height by 1.5m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westmorland and Furness took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Westmorland and Furness for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westmorland and Furness decided tree works applications in a median of 34 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1 large hornbeam, reduce top hight of canopy by aprox 3m and prune back small growth on stem. T2 small hornbeam, removal to ground level. T3 Horsechestnut, repollard two lower limbs back to old points.
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
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