4 Black Firs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 4QQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Oak tree - crown reduction by 1.5 metres; crown lift by 3 metres and removal of deadwood throughout the crown Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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 1
Last sold for £193,500 in June 2001. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Application type
- Works to TPO Trees
- Postcode
- CW12 4QQ
- Received
- 10 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Brereton Rural
- Parish
- Somerford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Consent for wrks in TPO with conditions
- Decision date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegation
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MH Treecare Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 57 days from validation, 4 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Cheshire East is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #268 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 65% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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