Land To The East Of Heathfield Farm Shaw Lane Nether Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1HA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0113/TCA - Works to Trees in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

2 x Birch & 1 x Rowan - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Tree Works Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Nether Kellet conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Channel Head Malt Kiln House, Grade II, 40 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project 1780 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road; Inside the Nether Kellet built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Works to Trees in Cons Area
Postcode
LA6 1HA
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Halton-with-Aughton And Kellet Ward
Parish
Nether Kellet
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree Works Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Wood4theTrees

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, about the council's usual 32 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
25%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15021679
Planning Portal ref
PP-15021679
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lancaster is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #84 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lancaster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #237 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #231 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #84 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #130 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
48 decided
717
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026