Ashbourne House 25 Gloucester Road Birkdale PR8 2AU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01661 - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Section 211 notice for the for crown reduction by 1 metre for 1.No Cherry Tree (T1) (Lies within the Gloucester Road Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
around 15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Sefton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Gloucester Road Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southport built-up area; National infrastructure project 1999 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Sefton
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PR8 2AU
Received
around 15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Dukes Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
160decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Sefton ranks #119 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sefton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #66 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #59 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #119 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #141 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
76 decided
1,029
Total decisions
75 refused in the year to March 2026

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