The Priory House 7 Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND Data via plota.co.uk

T/2025/0086/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Ash Tree Removal due to ash die back which is in heavy failing and would fall on potentially either 1 of grade 2 listed buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Dec 2025

Approved on 16 Dec 2025 · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Priory House
List entry 1291310 · 2 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Scheduled monument 13 m away: Up Holland Benedictine priory
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 13 m away: Remains of Up Holland Benedictine Priory, Church Street; Inside the Orrell built-up area; Green belt 37 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 2

Last sold for £1,400,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2025£1,400,000
4 August 2017£900,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area535 m² (5,759 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (28 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 13 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, wood pellets, Boiler and radiators, wood pellets
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
WN8 0ND
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Ward
Up Holland Ward
Parish
Up Holland
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Consent for works (TCA)
Decision date
16 Dec 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 22 days faster than West Lancashire's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
151decided in the last year

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

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Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14540466
Planning Portal ref
PP-14540466
Env. assessment
No
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 85% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #252 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #265 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #271 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
34 decided
564
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.