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4C Priory Gardens Birkdale PR8 2DJ

DC/2026/00062TPO consentApproved

Approved on 12 March 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Tree preservation order for the crown reduction of 20% for 2 No. Trees (T1 & T2) (TPO235).

Received
14 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dukes Ward
Agent
Absolute tree services Limited trading as StumpsAway
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4C Priory Gardens Birkdale PR8 2DJ. Sefton has handled 300 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Dukes Ward. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the PR8 postcode area.

92% of trees applications at Sefton 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
PR8 2DJ
Application type
TPO consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Absolute tree services Limited trading as StumpsAway
Agent address
1 Carr Lane Birkdale PR8 3EE

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO235Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

Source: Sefton

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