Skip to content

Pipers Wood Leighton Drive Slackhead MILNTHORPE LA7 7BE

2026/0406/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: TPO ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

South Lakeland DC TPO No 36 1980 - T7) Sycamore, Updated Works - I request a partial reduction of the large Sycamore tree that partly overhangs my property. Cuts only to the South East elevation to a maximum of 3 metres but not to exceed the property boundary line or the existing electric power lines that run under the tree. No cuts to exceed a maximum of 150mm diameter.

Received
19 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
Kent Estuary
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Pipers Wood Leighton Drive Slackhead MILNTHORPE LA7 7BE. Westmorland and Furness has handled 1,133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westmorland and Furness's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Kent Estuary. We hold 625 applications in total for the LA7 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Westmorland and Furness were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
LA7 7BE
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Beetham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Consultation expiry
17 March 2026
Consultation end
17 March 2026
Application expires
15 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Woodsmoor 19 Hillcrest Drive Slackhead MILNTHORPE LA7 7BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National Landscape (AONB): Arnside & Silverdale
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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: Westmorland and Furness

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near LA7

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address