Land at Meadwocroft, Storrs Park, WINDERMERE, LA23 3JG Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0085 - TPO application Refused

Proposal

Crown raise 1 x purple Beech tree (protected as T1 of TPO: 495) to 5.2m to balance crown Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
6 May 2026
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Refused
23 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 13

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsTree preservation order495
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
495Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Storrs built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
TPO application
Postcode
LA23 3JG
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Bowness and Lyth Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ambleside Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days slower than Lake District's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 4% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
173decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Jun 2026