Planning application
Mondoory Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PR
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 - T1) Lime Tree, crown lift and crown thin. T2) Beach tree, remove two small lower branches. To allow more light into the garden
As published by the council, reference 2026/0988/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0988/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- TPO Refused
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 5PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1622/TPO Granted
Mondoory Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Works to tree subject to South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 comprising T1) Lime - Crown thin by 10% with cuts back to previous cut locations to allow more light into the garden. T2) Copper Beech - Remove branches, marked on photograph, back to the stem to leave a clean cut so the tree can heal over to prevent infection or a cavity forming. To stop the lower branches encroaching into the garden and blocking the sun
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: TPO Refused
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 refusal means
Westmorland and Furness refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Mondoory Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PR
South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 - T1) Lime Tree, crown lift and crown thin. T2) Beach tree, remove two small lower branches. To allow more light into the garden
Refused Trees 4 docs -
Mondoory Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Works to tree subject to South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 comprising T1) Lime - Crown thin with cuts back to previous cut locations to allow more light into the garden. T2) Copper Beech - Remove branches, marked on photograph, back to the stem to leave a clean cut so the tree can heal over to prevent infection or a cavity forming. To stop the lower branches encroaching into the garden and blocking the sun
Decided Trees 4 docs -
41 Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Conversion of external stores to living accommodation, single-storey side extension, and external rendering of existing house
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
Mondoory Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Works to tree subject to South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 comprising T1) Lime - Crown thin by 10% with cuts back to previous cut locations to allow more light into the garden. T2) Copper Beech - Remove branches, marked on photograph, back to the stem to leave a clean cut so the tree can heal over to prevent infection or a cavity forming. To stop the lower branches encroaching into the garden and blocking the sun
Granted Trees 6 docs -
41 Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Conversion of external stores to living accommodation, single-storey side extension, and external rendering of existing house
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
28 Empsom Road Kendal LA9 5PS
Proposed single and two storey extensions to the side and rear, together with associated landscaping and parking.
Refused Householder Extension 13 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