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1 Acorn Close Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5LD

26/0146/TPOTreesApproved

Approved on 27 August 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T415 Lime - crown lift to 3 metres to improve aesthetics and clearance for vehicles. remove epicormic growth

Received
29 July 2026
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Acorn Close Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5LD. Lancaster has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lancaster's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Scotforth West Ward. We hold 457 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).

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Application details

Postcode
LA1 5LD
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 May

    Oak (T393) - remove 1 lower branch to improve aesthetics

    PendingWorks to TPO Trees26/0095/TPO

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