Planning application
Manjushri Buddhist Centre Office Conishead Priory Priory Road ULVERSTON LA12 9QQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lancashire CC TPO No 6 1953 - 26-01, 26-02 and 26-03 - Three cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) - growing as understorey shrubs immediately behind the gate (shown on the attached photographs "laurel 1–3" and "gate 1", and on the sketch map). Cut back the lateral branches overhanging the footpath by up to approximately 2-3 metres, sufficient to clear the line of the path and restore safe passage. Cuts to be made cleanly back to a suitable growth point or branch junction. No reduction of the main stems, and no felling, uprooting or removal of the laurels
As published by the council, reference 2026/1245/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1245/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: TPO Approved
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ulverston
- Parish
- Ulverston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA12 9QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1248/TPO Granted
Manjushri Buddhist Centre Office Conishead Priory Priory Road ULVERSTON LA12 9QQ
Lancashire CC TPO No 6 1953 - Tree No. 135 — a single over - mature sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), standing approximately 1.5 m from the path, shown as "135" on the submitted location plan and in the BHA Trees Ltd survey excerpt. Remove all deadwood and all dead or dying limbs that overtop the main stem above approximately 10 m, cutting back to the main stem at suitable natural break points. Retain the main stem standing as a monolith (the tree is not to be felled). Retain the live growth on the side of the tree away from the path where it can safely be kept
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: TPO Approved
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 15 July 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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