20 St Georges Crescent Chester CH4 7AR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02604/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Silver Birch (T1) - Full crown reduction by up to 2m overall in order to maintain the size of the tree given its proximity to structures Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 351 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake / Afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid (England); SSSI about 357 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI; 6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Chester built-up area.
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 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
CH4 7AR
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Handbridge Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165765
Planning Portal ref
PP-15165765
Env. assessment
No