Chapel House 1 Hill Top Road Runcorn Cheshire WA4 4AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00173/TPO - Works to trees covered by a TPO Approved

Proposal

Proposed work to trees protected by TPO 095: crown reduction, lift & thinning to T1 Hornbeam, T2 Lime and T5 Lime at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Consultation
21 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve about 309 m away: Murdishaw Wood and Valley
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
National infrastructure project about 1185 m away: Keuper Gas Storage Project; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Runcorn built-up area; Tree preservation order about 23 m away: TPO 17 - G6; 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. 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £202,000 in February 2016. Terraced house, freehold.

29 February 2016£202,000
31 October 2014£178,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Halton
Application type
Works to trees covered by a TPO
Postcode
WA4 4AH
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Norton South & Preston Brook
Parish
Preston Brook Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Holly Oak Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days slower than Halton's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
26decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Halton
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#26 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Halton is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #59 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
100% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Halton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #19 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #2 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #59 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #119 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
10 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
23 decided
239
Total decisions
11 refused in the year to March 2026

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