The Birches 30C Firswood Road Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UP
Approved on 7 April 2026
Council decision: Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
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Proposal
T1 red: Mature Silver Birch Long lower branch overhangs neighbours garden, negatively affecting the growth of surrounding trees including Oak and Damson. Branch could drop and damage property. Lower branch reduced so it does not interfere with neighbouring tree, slight reduction on the other side to avoid destabilising the tree. T2: Mature silver birch with Ivy. Reduce branches interfering with oak and nearby fruit trees. Light reduction. T3 mature oak. Branches overhanging the property line, neighbours complain about falling branches and acorns damaging patio. Lightly reduce branches overhanging property line.
- Received
- 17 November 2025
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- ReceivedReceived17 Nov
- ValidatedValidated17 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Apr
Decided in 141 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Birches 30C Firswood Road Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UP. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 12 weeks longer 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 115 applications across Rural South Ward. We hold 349 applications in total for the WN8 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
- WN8 8UP
- Application type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lathom South
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 November 2025
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Russell Critchley
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14493232
- 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 (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.
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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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Source: West Lancashire
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