49 Mosslands Eccleston St Helens WA10 5BN Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0079/TPO - TPO Consent Refused

Proposal

Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 2no sycamore trees (T1 & T2) and 1 elm tree ( T3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2026
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Validated
11 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
22 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence about 26 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the St Helens (St. Helens) built-up area; Priority habitat about 26 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 · 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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 1

Last sold for £73,000 in February 1997. Semi-detached house, freehold.

13 February 1997£73,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
St Helens
Application type
TPO Consent
Postcode
WA10 5BN
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Eccleston Ward
Parish
Eccleston Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Saxon Tree Specialists Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 24 days slower than St Helens's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 7% of tree and landscaping works here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14682769
Planning Portal ref
PP-14682769
Consultation
11 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
St Helens
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#22 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

St Helens is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #38 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Helens decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #28 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #43 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #38 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #81 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
46 decided
499
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.