1 Barrow Hall Farm Barrow Chester CH3 7JH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01821/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

Removal of Conifer tree at the front of the house, located within the boundary of the property. Tree is growing into overhead lines, starting to lean and blocking light into the ground floor of the property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 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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Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Great Barrow built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1627 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; 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.

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltPre-1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2009, 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 in Cons Area
Postcode
CH3 7JH
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Gowy Rural
Parish
Barrow
Case officer
Show
Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15011292
Planning Portal ref
PP-15011292
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.