Victoria Lodge South Crescent Road Chester CH4 7AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01988/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Tree on corner of property - Reduce crown by 1-2m to suitable pruning points. Crab Apple on boundary with neighbour - Reduce and shape crown by 1-1.5m to suitable pruning points. Mature Sycamore x1 - Reduce crown by 2-2.5 m to suitable pruning points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Validated
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation about 115 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake / Afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid (England)
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 121 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 231 m away: Grosvenor Park; Inside the Chester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,675,000 in July 2023. Detached house, freehold.

12 July 2023£1,675,000
24 September 2009£530,000
18 March 2005£495,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Postcode
CH4 7AU
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Handbridge Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days slower than Chester's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
336decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15047194
Planning Portal ref
PP-15047194
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.