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4 Highfield Close Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NN

T/2024/0060/TPOWorks to Protected TreesRefused

Refused on 2 July 2024

Council decision: Part Refusal/Part Consent (TPO)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1. Ash Sever and clear Ivy to allow thorough inspection. High ? within 30 days T1. Ash Crown reduce from gable end of property on Highfield Close to achieve a 3-meter clearance. Medium ? within 7 Months T2. Oak Crown lift to achieve a 4.5-meter balanced clearance all-round the tree. Lateral reduction of extended branches to balance crown ? no more than 1.5 meter of material to be removed. Medium ? within 7 Months T3. Oak Crown lift to achieve a 4.5-meter balanced clearance all-round the tree. Medium ? within 7 Months 1 Highfield Close ? PR4 6NN Survey Ref: 023 T4. Oak Pollard the crown of the tree to remove weight load on compromised stem. Pollard to be done only in full leaf and Pollarded branches should extend 2.5 in length to retain some extended structure. Medium ? within 7 Months T5. Oak Crown lift to achieve a 4.5-meter balanced clearance all-round the tree. Medium ? within 7 Month

Received
17 May 2024
Ward
Tarleton Village Ward
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated20 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Jul

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Highfield Close Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NN. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Tarleton Village Ward. We hold 2,077 applications in total for the PR4 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
PR4 6NN
Application type
Works to Protected Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tarleton

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Residential management company
Agent address
Rmg house Essex Road Hoddesdon EN11 0DR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Russell Critchley

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12486703
Documents
2

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)

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 (21)

flood storage 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.

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: West Lancashire

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