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13 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HH

T/2026/0048/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 July 2026

Council decision: Grant Consent for works (TCA)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Mixed conifer row situated on the left hand boundary of 13 Smithy Lane, starting at the entrance gate and running up to the rear boundary (G1 on sketch plan). Proposing to fell the entire group to ground level, grind out remaining stumps, and replant during the winter. Planting species will be dependent on stock at a local nursery, but we always advise replacing non-native species with native ones to boost biodiversity.

Received
1 July 2026
Ward
Rural West Ward
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated1 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 13 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HH. West Lancashire has handled 358 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 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 8HH
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Scarisbrick

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Wildwood Cheshire Tree Care
Agent address
18 Dingleway Appleton Warrington WA4 3AB GB

Planning decision

Case officer
Russell Critchley

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15051507
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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