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1 Longhirst Close Bolton BL1 6NF

01122/26Works to a tree with a TPORefused

Refused on 10 August 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

FELLING OF 1 NO. SILVER BIRCH

Received
18 June 2026
Ward
Smithills
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Jul
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Longhirst Close Bolton BL1 6NF. Bolton has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Smithills. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 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.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 6NF
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2026
Consultation expiry
9 July 2026
Consultation start
18 June 2026
Consultation end
9 July 2026
Last date for comments
9 July 2026
Target decision date
13 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
TGS Tree Care
Agent address
33 Halton Street Bolton BL2 1JT

Planning decision

Case officer
Planning Control - Trees And Woodland
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15019986
Documents
2
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

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

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Oct

    PRUNING OF 1NO. SILVER BIRCH TREE

    PendingApplication01816/26

Source: Bolton

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