18 Far Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9FT
Proposal
Old oak tree. Needs sweeping every day. Dropping leaves and debris. Causing significant green algae to fully paved garden. Has to be regularly power washed, have to use patio cleaner which is very expensive. Have to seal the paving also expensive. Waste bins have to be moved down and access ginnel. We are older now and it does cause us concern as it can get very slippy. The tree blocks light to our garden. It also has midges so we cannot sit in the garden at times. The tree drops every day winter and summer alike. It is getting increasingly difficult to manage. If something could be done it would help us both physically and we would be able to enjoy the garden. More importantly our safety from green algae and slippy surfaces!might improve and cost us less expense.
- Received
- 23 January 2026
- Decided
- 13 February 2026 · Tree Works refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Ward
- Middleforth
- ReceivedReceived23 Jan
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided13 Feb
Decided in 3 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at 18 Far Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9FT. South Ribble has handled 142 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 19 days. This one was decided in 21 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Middleforth. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the PR1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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