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Blythe Cottage Lady Alices Drive Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UD

T/2017/0069/TPOWorks to Protected TreesApproved

Approved on 24 July 2017

Council decision: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)Work to Trees TPO

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Proposal

T2 Oak - Leaning historically. Reduce weight on laterals over field. T3 Oak - Remove 2 x laterals over Gazebo T4 Oak - Recent failed union on main stem. Reduce canopy to 50% ReasonT2 - Large cavity at base, reduction will reduce the likelihood of tree failure.T3 - Good tree managementT4 - To make tree safe and balanced

Received
28 June 2017
Decision level
Work to Trees TPO
Ward
Newburgh
Agent
Viking Tree Services
  1. Received28 Jun
  2. Validated28 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Blythe Cottage Lady Alices Drive Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UD. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,221 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at West Lancashire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
L40 5UD
Application type
Works to Protected Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lathom

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 June 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Viking Tree Services
Agent address
8 Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk L40 1TY

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06171641
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: West Lancashire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: West Lancashire

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