3 Wood Croft Guilden Sutton Chester CH3 7SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02147/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Oak tree (T1) - 2.5-3 m reduction on over extended specific limbs and to reduce the rest of the canopy to match in with the new pruning point on the over extended limbs. This will include a height reduction of 1.5m. The majority of the works will be taken on branches and limbs that are on 3 Wood Croft, the tree does overhang onto 6 Hickmore Heys but a overall reduction on their side is not necessary due to their side already being in line with the proposed new canopy formation due to having maintenance on that side previously. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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
National infrastructure project about 430 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Guilden Sutton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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, 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £413,000 in February 2020. Detached house, freehold.

11 February 2020£413,000
19 May 2000£160,000
30 May 1997£124,000

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

Building

Floor area128 m² (1,378 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Postcode
CH3 7SS
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Gowy Rural
Parish
Guilden Sutton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 13 days slower than Chester's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
336decided 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15077693
Planning Portal ref
PP-15077693
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

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

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.