6 Mossy Lea Fold Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Sycamore tree within G1 on TPO, directly in front of no6 Mossy Lea Fold, to fell tree, tree leaning heavily and now touching overhead lines, banking is corroding away, tree unsafe, could fail and/or cause damage. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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 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 £174,000 in July 2014. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Postcode
- WN6 9RD
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Wrightington
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
- Decision date
- 2 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 18 days slower 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
- Alt. reference
- PP-14693933
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14693933
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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