Castle Hill Farm Barbers Lane Northwich Cheshire West And Chester CW8 1DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02790/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

2160 "Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica purpurea)" Recent failure of 3 large branches into garden area. Control measure 1 already undertaken following storm. Notice for control measure 2 Control Measures 1: Remove broken hanging branches from crown and garden area. Timescale: Urgent Control Measures 2: Crown reduction up to 2m to reduce windsail on the now exposed sections of crown over the highway. Timescale: 6 months" 1 Year following remedial works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Heritage at risk: Northwich Town Centre
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Northwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Postcode
CW8 1DY
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Northwich Winnington and Castle
Parish
Northwich Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 45 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
373decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15201130
Planning Portal ref
PP-15201130
Env. assessment
No