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14 Briars Brook Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XD

T/2026/0060/TCAApproved

Approved on 24 August 2026

Council decision: Grant Consent for works (TCA)

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

Proposal

Proposal to trim large, overhanging branch of laburnum tree in rear garden to avoid chance of bow snapping.

Received
30 July 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 25 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 14 Briars Brook Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XD. West Lancashire has handled 2,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 136 applications across Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward. We hold 1,221 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
L40 5XD
Parish
Lathom

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Russell Critchley

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Grade II: Vine CottageOn or next to this site
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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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