Newspaper House, Churchgate, Bolton, BL1 1HL
Refused on 8 September 2011
Council decision: That a TPO not be madeDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
NOTICE OF INTENTION FOR THE PRUNING OF TWO TREES
- Received
- 29 July 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Great Lever
- Agent
- Treescapes Gardening Services
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated28 Jul
- Consult.Consultation23 Aug
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Sep
Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at NEWSPAPER HOUSE, CHURCHGATE, BOLTON, BL1 1HL. Bolton has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Churchgate conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- BL1 1HL
- Application type
- Notice of Intention (Trees)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 July 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 23 August 2011
- Consultation end
- 23 August 2011
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 August 2011
- Last date for comments
- 8 September 2011
- Application expires
- 8 September 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Treescapes Gardening Services
- Agent address
- 33 Halton Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 1JT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 23 August 2011
- Site notice end
- 23 August 2011
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-01575784
- Documents
- 5
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Brownfield land register: 30 Churchgate, Bolton, BL1 1HLRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (20)
flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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1 other application at this property, newest first.
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