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23 Bower Avenue Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2LX

DC/081581Tree Works In A Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 August 2021

Council decision: Granted

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Proposal

1. Believed to be silver birch, located in garden of 257 Green Lane, SK42LZ, within a conservation area - prune all branches overhanging play area located in neighbouring residential property (23 Bower Avenue). Reason: health hazard caused by faeces dropping onto play equipment from birds perched on branches. Branches to be pruned either to the fence marking the boundary of the conservation area, or to be pruned back to the tree trunk (pollarding). 2. Believed to be ash, located in garden of 257 Green Lane, SK42LZ, within a conservation area - prune all branches overhanging play area located in neighbouring residential property (23 Bower Avenue). Reason: health hazard caused by faeces dropping onto play equipment from birds perched on branches. Branches to be pruned either to the fence marking the boundary of the conservation area, or to be pruned back to the tree trunk (pollarding). - HAR/CA32

Received
20 June 2021
Ward
Heatons South (Here)
  1. Received20 Jun
  2. Validated20 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Aug
  5. Decided3 Aug

Decided in 44 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Bower Avenue Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2LX. Stockport has handled 594 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Heatons South (Here). We hold 1,696 applications in total for the SK4 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SK4 2LX
Application type
Tree Works In A Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 June 2021
Target decision date
1 August 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09959185
Comments
0
Documents
2
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    22 Mar

    Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch.

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/061441

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