Stanley Mount The Gill ULVERSTON LA12 7BW Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1536/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising T2 Goat willow - 30% 3 m crown reduction over footpath for pedestrian access. T3 - Wych elm - full crown reduction by 30% or 3-4m to retain the tree within its location without outgrowing the space. T4 - Wych Elm - full reduction by 30%/4 m to retain tree within its location without outgrowing its space. T5 - Wych Elm - reduce northern crown spread over footpath back in line with the adjacent fence for pedestrian access. T6 - Common Beech - reduce this dead tree to a standing monolith of approximately 3m in height, concerns the standing stem is too tall for the decaying roots to sustain. There are two busy public areas within falling distance. T7 - Purple Beech - reduce northern and eastern crown spread by approximately 30%/4 m to reduce shade and damp on the adjacent property. T8 - Wych Elm - Re-pollard to historic pollard points to reduce shade and damp on the adjacent property. G1 - Sycamore - Reduce crown back to fence line to reduce shade and damp on the adjacent property. G2 - Common Ash and Wych Elm - Coppice all trees within the group due to their contribution to footpath deterioration at a height of 1.5m and the potential for continued structural damage to the walkway exacerbated by wind loading Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Ulverston 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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 3 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Ulverston built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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

Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
LA12 7BW
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Ulverston
Parish
Ulverston
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree CA No Objection
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Greg Thompson Quality Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 9 days faster than Westmorland and Furness's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
233decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Sept 2026
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Westmorland and Furness is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westmorland and Furness decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #145 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #235 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #238 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
135 decided
1,204
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026