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23 Winchester Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LL

A/26/101037/WTTPOWork to Trees - TPOApproved

Approved on 28 August 2026

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

T1 (Scots Pine) Crown reduce by 3 metres to reduce weight and crown density. T2 (Cedar) Fell due recently suffering a large limb failure T3 (Cherry) Fell due to low amenity value and poor form (previously had large stem removed) T4 (Ash) Fell due to heavy crown decline due to Ash dieback.

Received
8 June 2026
Ward
Ashton In Makerfield South
  1. Received8 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Aug
  5. Decided28 Aug

Decided in 81 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Winchester Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LL. Wigan has handled 137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 3 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Ashton In Makerfield South. We hold 590 applications in total for the WN4 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
WN4 9LL
Application type
Work to Trees - TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2026
Target decision date
3 August 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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14993364
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

Source: Wigan

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