Mondoory Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1622/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Works to tree subject to South Lakeland DC TPO No 237 2012 comprising T1) Lime - Crown thin with cuts back to previous cut locations to allow more light into the garden. T2) Copper Beech - Remove branches, marked on photograph, back to the stem to leave a clean cut so the tree can heal over to prevent infection or a cavity forming. To stop the lower branches encroaching into the garden and blocking the sun Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 259 m away: River Kent
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 259 m away: River Kent and Tributaries SSSI; Conservation area about 53 m away: Kendal; Inside the Kendal built-up area; Priority habitat about 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
LA9 5PR
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Parish
Kendal
Case officer
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Decision
TPO Approved
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 18 days faster than Westmorland and Furness's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
211decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westmorland and Furness is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westmorland and Furness decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #145 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #235 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #238 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
135 decided
1,204
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026