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6 Bilson Square, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3NY

OTH/2026/0816Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 6 October 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions

Proposal

Application for works to one Sycamore tree (T1) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.21 to crown lift to achieve approximately 4.5 metres ground clearance, through the selective removal or reduction of appropriate lower branches and reduce the upper and lateral crown on the 6 Bilson Square side only by approximately 2–3 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points whilst retaining a balanced and natural crown form.

Received
8 September 2026
Ward
Milnrow and Newhey
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 6 BILSON SQUARE, MILNROW, ROCHDALE, OL16 3NY. Rochdale has handled 10 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Rochdale's typical decision time. The site is in the Butterworth Hall conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Milnrow and Newhey. We hold 1,021 applications in total for the OL16 postcode area.

91% of all applications at Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OL16 3NY
Application type
Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
Parish
Pennines Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Bob Melling

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: Butterworth Hall, Newhey, Conservation Area
  • 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 (22)

flood storage 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.

Source: Rochdale

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