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48 Moss Lane Southport PR9 7QS

DC/2026/00245Works to a tree in a Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 1 April 2026

Council decision: Notice deemed to be refused created TPODelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Section 211 Notice of intent to carry out tree works to fell 1 Horse Chesnut Tree (T1) (Lies within Birkdale Conservation Area).

Received
11 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Meols Ward
Agent
Absolute tree services Limited trading as StumpsAway
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 48 Moss Lane Southport PR9 7QS. Sefton has handled 300 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the North Meols conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Meols Ward. We hold 1,055 applications in total for the PR9 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
PR9 7QS
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2026
Consultation expiry
14 March 2026
Consultation end
14 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Absolute tree services Limited trading as StumpsAway
Agent address
1 carr lane birkdale southport pr8 3ee pr8 3ee United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Skipworth

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: North Meols Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: North Meols, Southport
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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