19 School Lane Aldford Chester CH3 6HZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00266/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

Ash (6260) - Reduce south scaffold at 6m over charging area by 3m to lessen union strain. Remove deadwood throughout the south, southwest, southeast crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Thatched Cottage (Right of A Pair), Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 5 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 381 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake / Afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid (England); Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 217 m away: Aldford motte and bailey and shell keep castle; SSSI about 384 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area81 m² (872 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, 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
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Postcode
CH3 6HZ
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Farndon
Parish
Aldford And Saighton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
9 Mar 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. 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-14653379
Planning Portal ref
PP-14653379
Env. assessment
No

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.