Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Towngate Eccleston

06/00986/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 25 October 2006

Council decision: Consent for Tree WorksDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Pruning of branches to beech tree.Tree Preservation Order No 5 (Eccleston) 2005.

Received: 22 August 2006
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Chorley Borough Council
Ward: Eccleston And Mawdesley

ReceivedReceived22 Aug
ValidatedValidated22 Aug
Consult.Consultation25 Sep
TargetTarget Date17 Oct
DecidedDecided25 Oct

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Towngate Eccleston. Chorley has handled 254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Chorley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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

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Application details

Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Eccleston

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 August 2006
Consultation expiry: 25 September 2006
Consultation end: 25 September 2006
Neighbour consultation end: 25 September 2006
Target decision date: 17 October 2006
Committee meeting: 26 October 2018
Permission expires: 25 October 2008

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 3
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Green belt: Chorley
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2007
5 Dec
Proposed erection of a timber storage shed
ApprovedFull Planning07/01353/FUL

Source: Chorley

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