Planning application
1 Springpool Billinge Wigan WN3 6DE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Oak - Remove 1 lowest limb over the footpath/ road. Elongated limb has potential to fail over a busy highway. T2 - Beech - Reduce canopy back from property side, by 2-3 meters. To include removing one lowest lateral branch. To reduce shading and encroachment to property. T3+T4 - Reduce back the canopy on the East Side, by 2-3 meters. To reduce shading and encroachment onto property.
As published by the council, reference A/26/100786/WTTPO
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/100786/WTTPO
- Type
- Work to Trees - TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Winstanley
- Parish
- Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
- Postcode
- WN3 6DE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wigan register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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A/23/95041/LUCP Refused
1 Springpool Billinge Wigan WN3 6DE
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and porch to rear
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A/22/94485/HH Refused
1 Springpool Billinge Wigan WN3 6DE
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to rear following demolition of existing conservatory, infill to front elevation, front porch, together with associated external alterations including juliet balcony to side
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Wigan
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Joe's tree care Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wigan granted permission on 22 June 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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