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
- Refused As published: 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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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.
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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 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 -
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
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