82 Warren Road Blundellsands L23 6UG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01639 - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Section 211 notice to repollard to 1 group of sycamore trees (G1), reduction to beech hedge to 8ft in height (G2), reduce lateral limbs by 20%/1-1.5 meters for 1 Group of Sycamore trees (G3), reduction of crown by 20% for 1.No Sycamore tree (T1), crown reduction of 20% for 1.No Beech Tree (T2), felling of 1.No Holly tree (T3) and reduction in height by 3 Meters for 1.No Holly tree (T4) (Lies Blundellsands Park Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from Sefton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 8 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Blundellsands Park 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 410 m away: Ribble & Alt Estuaries; National infrastructure project 126 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; SSSI 410 m away: Sefton Coast SSSI; Inside the Crosby (Sefton) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 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
L23 6UG
Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Blundellsands Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Poplar Tree Solutions

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 2630 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

Comments by
8 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
13 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