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Laurel Bank Nursing Home Westbourne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5EF

25/0268/TCAWorks to Trees in Cons AreaApproved

Approved on 2 January 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedTree Works Decision

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Sycamore (T2) - Remove self-set tree that is interfering with crown of lime Birch (T3) - Prune to achieve a two metre clearance from the building

Received
1 December 2025
Decision level
Tree Works Decision
Ward
Marsh Ward
Agent
HRJ Gould Ltd
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated1 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Dec
  5. Decided2 Jan

Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Laurel Bank Nursing Home Westbourne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5EF. Lancaster has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lancaster's typical decision time. The site is in the Cannon Hill conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Marsh Ward. We hold 456 applications in total for the LA1 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at Lancaster City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
LA1 5EF
Application type
Works to Trees in Cons Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 December 2025
Target decision date
15 December 2025
Permission expires
2 January 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
HRJ Gould Ltd
Agent address
Crabtree Farm Park Lane Stockwell Heath Staffs WS15 3LX

Planning decision

Statutory period
14 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
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.

  • Conservation area: Lancaster - Cannon Hill
  • Listed building: Grade II: The KnollOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: The Knoll, Westbourne Road, Lancaster, LA1 5EFRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    1 Dec

    Lime (T1) - Remove overgrown basal growth

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside25/0262/TPO
  2. 2025
    1 Dec

    Sycamore (T2) - Remove self-set tree that is interfering with crown of lime Birch (T3) - Prune to achieve a…

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/0268/TCA

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