Saxon Cottage Smithy Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed crown reduction and deadwood removal to a mature Cherry Blossom (Prunus) located in the private rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £475,000 in January 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Postcode
- WN8 7NE
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Consent for works (TCA)
- Decision date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 20 days from validation, 13 days faster than West Lancashire's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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