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12 Whitsters Hollow Bolton BL1 6TY

21255/25Works to a tree with a TPOApproved

Approved on 17 December 2025

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE

Received
21 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Smithills
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.12 Nov
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 12 Whitsters Hollow Bolton BL1 6TY. Bolton has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Application details

Postcode
BL1 6TY
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2025
Consultation expiry
12 November 2025
Consultation start
22 October 2025
Consultation end
12 November 2025
Last date for comments
12 November 2025
Target decision date
16 December 2025
Permission expires
17 December 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
Scottdaviestreesurgery
Agent address
Riverside Cottage Viaduct Rd Lancaster PR5 0SE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
3
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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