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Robin Hill 35 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QX

T/2026/0003/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 February 2026

Council decision: Grant Consent for works (TCA)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Acer (Krimson King) Reduce tree up to 15 percent ( approx 0.25-0.5m) to reduce growth away from both out buildings. Raise the tree up to 2m to prevent low limbs/ branches becoming a hazard at head height. Balance the rest of the crown and reduce to maintain the size and prevent the tree from outgrowing its enviroment.

Received
12 January 2026
Ward
Ormskirk East Ward
Agent
Poplar Tree Solutions ltd
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Robin Hill 35 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QX. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 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 71 applications across Ormskirk East Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 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
L39 4QX
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Poplar Tree Solutions ltd
Agent address
16 Chesterfield Road Crosby Crosby L23 9XW

Planning decision

Case officer
Russell Critchley

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14614462
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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