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Agricultural Land North West Of Bedford Hall Barn Hooten Lane Leigh

Refused Wigan A/26/100620/WTTPO Work to Trees - TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Crown lift on 2 sycamores (T1 and T2) to provide sufficient vertical clearance for work space within active residential development site. T1(sycamore) - removal of 3 lower branches off main stem on northern canopy plus minor pruning (no more than 1m) on northern canopy to reshape the crown as shown in photo provided. T2 (sycamore) - removal of 3 lower branches off main stem on northern canopy plus minor pruning (no more than 1m) on northern canopy to reshape the crown as shown in photo provided. Note* No tree work will exceed the ownership boundary.

As published by the council, reference A/26/100620/WTTPO

Application record

Reference
A/26/100620/WTTPO
Type
Work to Trees - TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Decided
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Leigh South
Parish
Leigh Township

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Mar 2026
  • IMG_E0150 (2) Photographs · 16 Mar 2026
  • IMG_E0154 (1) Photographs · 16 Mar 2026

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What this refusal means

Wigan 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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