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55A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

T/2026/0033/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 30 April 2026

Council decision: Grant Consent for works (TCA)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conifer tree to be removed due to limb failure over winter.

Received
23 April 2026
Ward
Up Holland Ward
Agent
Tree Tech Solutions LTD
  1. Received23 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 55A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 7 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Up Holland Ward. We hold 347 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 0QQ
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Up Holland

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Tree Tech Solutions LTD
Agent address
24 Greenbank Avenue Billinge WN5 7BX GB

Planning decision

Case officer
Russell Critchley

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14882397
Documents
3

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

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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