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6 The Copse Orrell Wigan WN5 8HL

A/26/100657/WTTPOWork to Trees - TPOApproved

Approved on 25 March 2026

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 lime tree 5m crown lift also removing epicormic growth also permission to remove epicormic growth from base of tree once a year. T2Oak tree to be laterally/ crown reduced 2m in height reducing contact with house roof also to improve stability of the tree / light to inner crown. T3 Holly tree to be 2m crown reduced to reduced saling affect / improve tree???s shape as growing for light. T4 2 Holly side by side to be crown reduced / remove crossing branches / rubbing branches to avoid disease/ dead wood forming with broken bark. T5 Beech tree hanging into road to be crown raised 5m to avoid contact with tall vans/ other Veichals. T6Weeping Ash tree that???s suffering with major die back to be felled / removed due do its condition. T7 YEW tree that???s overhanging no6 from neighbouring property to be laterally reduced on overhanging side by 2m maximum to improve sun light into canopy / reduce pressure off limbs. T8Yew tree to be crown lifted 3m removing epicormic growth only to improve light rainwater to trees base. T9 2 Holly trees at rear of yew with intern linking crowns remove crossing branches also crown reduction to prevent interference with Yew tree. T10Holly to left of guarage to be crown reduced to make crown even / reduced 1 leader will improve strength of crown. T11 Holly tree at rear of guarage overhanging from neighbouring property to be crown raised 3m above fence line this will remove any contact with property/ garage building. T12 Large Holly in far corner of property 3m crown lift to massively remove crossing tangled branches also improving ground / root structure as area is waterlogged T13 Another large Holly to be crown raised 3m to improve ground structure open upto day light. T14 Remove dead standing monkey puzzle tree. T15 Holly tree to be crown lifted 3m to improve sun light to base of tree and dry out waterlogged land at base of tree T16 Crown reduce Holly tree by hedge cutting minimum just removing outer leaf to p...

Received
22 March 2026
Ward
Pemberton
  1. Received22 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 2 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 6 The Copse Orrell Wigan WN5 8HL. Wigan has handled 137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 9 weeks quicker than Wigan's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Pemberton. We hold 250 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WN5 8HL
Application type
Work to Trees - TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wigan South

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Target decision date
18 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
43 garswood road Billinge Billinge Wn57th United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Andy Smallshaw
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14800532
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
1

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: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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