The Meadow Hillock Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QA
Approved on 9 July 2025
Council decision: Grant Consent for works (TCA)
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Proposal
The tree is a weeping willow located approximately 10m away from 3 homes. The current age is approximately 15 years old and has significantly increased in size within the last year. Currently the tree stands at (approximately) 12-15m. I have ascertained advice and a quotation from a registered and insured tree company, whom recommended to reduce the crown of the tree by approximately 50%. The nature of this tree is detrimental to our home and neighbours with the tree creating a likelihood of foundation issues and subsidence due to the amount of water required and root span. It?s a beautiful tree and I would not request such action if the species of tree was not so problematic. It should not have been planted originally in my opinion. I hope this is a satisfactory reason my requested actions.
- Received
- 18 June 2025
- Ward
- Rural West Ward
- ReceivedReceived18 Jun
- ValidatedValidated19 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided9 Jul
Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Meadow Hillock Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QA. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 5 weeks 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 122 applications across Rural West Ward. 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 9QA
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Scarisbrick
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Russell Critchley
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14107186
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
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 (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Source: West Lancashire
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