Churton Cottage New Lane Churton by Aldford Chester CH3 6LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01751/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Crown reduction to the large trees on the boarder of Chester Road to improve light to the garden, including the Sycamore (S1) and two Hornbeam (H1, H2). Assessment of large Horse Chestnut tree (HC). Dead wood to be trimmed and then crown reduction or removal of the tree entirely (tree felling). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Grotto in Garden of Churton Lodge, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Churton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £1,050,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.

28 August 2025£1,050,000
25 May 2006£560,000

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
CH3 6LL
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Farndon
Parish
Churton
Case officer
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Decision
Approval
Decision date
4 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14985796
Planning Portal ref
PP-14985796
Comments by
10 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.