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Railway Hotel Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9LY

00205/26Works to a tree with a TPORefused

Refused on 16 April 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT PRUNING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

Received
9 February 2026
Ward
Bromley Cross
Agent
Primary Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Railway Hotel Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9LY. Bolton has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Bromley Cross. We hold 1,957 applications in total for the BL7 postcode area.

88% of trees applications at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The tree is a healthy specimen, and its removal would be contrary to policies JP-G1 and JP-G7 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Safeguarding trees, woodlands and hedgerows in that it would result in the unacceptable tree loss, to the detriment of the character, appearance and amenity of the surrounding area.
  2. The pruning works requested by the Applicant are considered to be unacceptable as they would be detrimental to the visual amenity and health of the trees, contrary to policies JP-G1 and JP-G7 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL7 9LY
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
3 March 2026
Consultation start
10 February 2026
Consultation end
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
3 March 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Primary Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
10 Crispin Place Wallingford OX10 0DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14686747
Documents
6
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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