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17 Kirklake Bank Formby L37 2YJ

DC/2026/01288TPO consentApproved

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Tree preservation order for the branch reduction by 2m to full crown for 2.No Sycamore trees (T1 and T2) (TPO17).

Received
31 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Formby West Ward
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 17 Kirklake Bank Formby L37 2YJ. Sefton has handled 300 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Formby West Ward. We hold 814 applications in total for the L37 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
L37 2YJ
Application type
TPO consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Rainfords Arboriculture
Agent address
19 Derby Drive St Helens WA11 8EX

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Skipworth

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO17Covers the 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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