2 Mere Oaks Standish Wigan WN1 2SL
Approved on 24 June 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions
Proposal
- T1 (Beech) Crown raise to clear ground by 5.2 metres to clear highways and leave a balanced crown. - T2 (Sycamore) Fell to ground level due to crown decline with large volume of deadwood and poor vigor. Located close to highway/footpath. - T3 (Ash) Crown raise to clear ground by 5.2 metres over highway, 2 metre lateral reduction on east side of crown to relieve weight of large branches over highway. - T4 (Silver Birch) Crown raise to clear ground by 5.2 metres and prune to clear building by minimum of 2.5 metres. - G1 (3 x Beech trees) Crown raise to clear ground level by 4 metres on west side of crown and carry lateral reduction on west side of crown to provide a minimum of 3 metre clearance from 2 Mere Oaks.
- Received
- 9 April 2026
- Ward
- Wigan Central
- ReceivedReceived9 Apr
- ValidatedValidated9 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date4 Jun
- DecidedDecided24 Jun
Decided in 76 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at 2 Mere Oaks Standish Wigan WN1 2SL. Wigan has handled 137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 13 days longer than Wigan's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Wigan Central. We hold 231 applications in total for the WN1 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
- WN1 2SL
- Application type
- Work to Trees - TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wigan North
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- CJM Tree Care
- Agent address
- 4 Welland Road Ashton in Makerfield WN48UB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- David Broome
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
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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