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26/02756/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

The work specification is to remove invasive rhododendron across Frodsham Woods, Frodsham Hill, Woodhouse Hill and Snidley Moor. The rhododendron will be cut as close to ground level as possible, Eco-plugs will be applied to the cut stumps every 3cm of stem diameter. In order to access the rhododendron, some natural regeneration and trees may have to removed. Where possible, the removal of mature trees will be avoided. The woodlands are under an approved Forestry Commission Management Plan, with the majority covered within the attached Felling Licence(s). Sub compartment 2a (2.64Ha) of Frodsham Woods is located within the Dunsdale Hollow SSSI. As part of the wider operation, we are planning to remove the rhododendron in this area, subject to consent from Natural England. A part of this sub compartment is not currently within the approved Felling Licence, therefore we are requesting permission to remove trees/ natural regeneration if necessary. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 03:25

Application progress

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Received

31 Aug 2026

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Approved

23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 9

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 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National infrastructure project about 1049 m away: Frodsham Solar

The site is about 1049 m from the project boundary. Generating station, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

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Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 424 m away: Frodsham Railway and Road Cuttings SSSI; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Frodsham built-up area; Priority habitat about 39 m away: Traditional orchard; 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, 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.

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Important details

Council: Chester
Application type: Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Postcode: WA6 6HH
Received: 31 Aug 2026
Validated: 31 Aug 2026
Ward: Frodsham
Parish: Frodsham Town Council
Case officer: Show
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 23 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Luke Wheeler

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 8 days slower than Chester's median of 45 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one53d

Council45d

UK36d

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 →