West Hill High Secondary School Stamford Street Stalybridge Tameside SK15 1LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00004/TCA - Fell/Prune Trees In A Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: West Hill High School for Boys
List entry 1068021 · 0 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Registered park or garden 212 m away: Stamford Park, Stalybridge; Inside the Stalybridge built-up area; Air quality management area 73 m away: Tameside AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Tameside
Application type
Fell/Prune Trees In A Conservation Area
Postcode
SK15 1LX
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels
Parish
Ashton-under-Lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cheshire Trees

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, about the council's usual 8 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
94decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15068466
Planning Portal ref
PP-15068466
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026