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T/2026/0028/TPO - Works to Protected Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan Sketch Plan · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
West Lancashire
Application type
Works to Protected Trees
Postcode
L40 1XB
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Parish
Rufford
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
smn tree and landscape management

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
123decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14792654
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
See attached survey
T/2022/0072/TPO
2022 Approved
See attached survey
T/2022/0072/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
S211 Notice
T/2024/0048/TCA
2024 Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
S211 Notice
T/2024/0048/TCA
2023 Approved
2 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Oak (T1) - 15% Crown thin apo crown clean. - Good tree management reduction cuts will be…
T/2023/0086/TPO
2023 Approved
2 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Oak (T1) - 15% Crown thin apo crown clean. - Good tree management reduction cuts will be…
T/2023/0086/TPO
2023 Approved
20 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Replacement windows and doors
2023/0407/FUL
2023 Approved
20 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Replacement windows and doors
2023/0407/FUL
2022 Approved
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
T/2022/0089/TCA
2022 Approved
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
T/2022/0124/TPO
2022 Approved
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
T/2022/0089/TCA
2022 Approved
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
T/2022/0124/TPO
2022 Approved
16 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 Fell dead spruce tree T2 Fell spruce in decline T3 Remove ivy and reduce crown by 30%…
T/2022/0035/TCA
2022 Approved
16 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 Fell dead spruce tree T2 Fell spruce in decline T3 Remove ivy and reduce crown by 30%…
T/2022/0035/TCA
2022 Approved
7 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T2 Oak - Remove major deadwod. Reason: deadwood over adjacent private road. G2 Ash x 6…
T/2022/0009/TPO
2022 Approved
7 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T2 Oak - Remove major deadwod. Reason: deadwood over adjacent private road. G2 Ash x 6…
T/2022/0009/TPO
2020 Approved
4 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Maple (T1) - Trim back off property Himalayan Birch (T2) - Reduce by 1/3 and shape. Cherr…
T/2020/0135/TCA
2020 Approved
4 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Maple (T1) - Trim back off property Himalayan Birch (T2) - Reduce by 1/3 and shape. Cherr…
T/2020/0135/TCA
2021 Withdrawn
8 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Use of property as residential home (Class C2).
2021/0084/FUL
2020 Approved
5 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Birch (T1) - Fell outgrown position close to proximity of the house.
T/2020/0133/TCA
2020 Approved
5 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Birch (T1) - Fell outgrown position close to proximity of the house.
T/2020/0133/TCA
2020 Approved
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 Oak Crown Lift to 5m removing secondary branches only. Crown reduce sides of tree only…
T/2020/0038/TPO
2017 Approved
5 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 Cedar - Crown Reduce to 7mT2 Silver Birch - Crown Raise up to 3m + Crown Thin 10%.
T/2017/0039/TCA
2016 Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Remove Oak tree in rear garden situated by boundary wall.
T/2017/0007/TCA
2016 Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Remove Oak tree in rear garden situated by boundary wall.
T/2017/0007/TCA
2016 Approved
19 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 - Oak - Crown reduce 2 lowest branches towards property 2-3m Reason: Encroaching towar…
T/2016/0111/TPO
2016 Approved
19 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 - Oak - Crown reduce 2 lowest branches towards property 2-3m Reason: Encroaching towar…
T/2016/0111/TPO
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 85% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #252 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #265 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #271 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
34 decided
564
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings