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Memorial Garden Withnell Fold Withnell

26/00007/TCONTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 1 April 2026

Council decision: No objection to Tree WorksDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Notification of proposed works to trees within Withnell Conservation Area. Trees within the Memorial gardens and bothy garden as shown in sketch plan. T1 Ash - Remove T2 Ash - Remove T3 Ash - Remove T4 Holly - Cut to base (regen) T5 Sycamore - Remove T6 2 x Holly, Cut to base (regen) T7 Remove Ivy T8 Remove Ivy T9 mature beech to pollard as nature stump G1 Lateral reduction of lower branches. G2 Reduce height of ornamental shrubs.

Received
5 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chorley North East
Agent
Ingham???s tree services
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Memorial Garden Withnell Fold Withnell. Chorley has handled 254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than Chorley's typical decision time. The site is in the Withnell Fold conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Chorley North East.

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 Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Withnell

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Target decision date
28 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ingham???s tree services
Agent address
Bournes Barn Runshaw Lane Euxton PR7 6HB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
45 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14598568
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Withnell Fold
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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.

Source: Chorley

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