Conference Room Oaklands Office Park Hooton Road Hooton Ellesmere Port CH66 7NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00689/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

T1 Yew - Crown lift to 5.2m over road. T2 Laurel - Cut back/side prune crown over road by approximately 1.5m. T7 Maple - Crown lift/reduce over road to prevent obstruction and reduce stress loading. T8 Conifer - Crown lift over road (5m) to lower hedge line & prune away from street lamp. T10 Beech - Prune away from the foot path and property. T12 Silver Birch - Crown lift over parking bays & prune away from property to achieve a 1.5m clearance. T13 Grey Poplar - Remove stem leaning West over parking area. T14 Cherry - Fell stems to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
27 Apr 2026

Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Hooton built-up area; Priority habitat about 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Postcode
CH66 7NZ
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Willaston And Thornton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 4 days faster 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14749196
Planning Portal ref
PP-14749196
Comments by
18 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No