Bank House Ayrefield Farm Bank Brow Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0SY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Co-dominant specimen that failed when one of the leaders snapped and fell across the carriageway - we will be removing the remaining stem and an adjacent dead tree. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026
Site constraints 7
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2009, 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 Protected Trees
- Postcode
- WN8 0SY
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Up Holland Ward
- Parish
- Up Holland
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 33 days. 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 26 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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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