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OTH/2026/0319 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Valid

Proposal

Application to side prune 4 Poplar trees’ branches that overhang into properties to reduce the branches back to fence line for safety reasons, and reduce a Willow tree back to fence line and remove a dead Willow stem; all located within A1 of the Burnley (Land to rear of Balliol Close, Padiham) Tree Preservation Order 2019. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 10:26

Application progress

✓

Received

16 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

17 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 60. The consultation period closed on 18 Aug 2026.

Documents 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Inside the Burnley built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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: Burnley
Application type: Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode: BB12 7BF
Received: 16 Jul 2026
Validated: 17 Jul 2026
Ward: Hapton with Park
Parish: Hapton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 98% of tree works in Burnley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

predicted

Day 604 days past the 56-day target

90%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

38,725decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Burnley to go on. Burnley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 18 Aug 2026

Burnley

Planning Authority Score

5/10

Average

#145 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Burnley ranks #113 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Burnley decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #148 of 296

90%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #187 of 296

71%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #113 of 296

40%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #149 of 296

73%

Minor dwellings approved

30 decided (1-9 homes)

92%

Major dwellings approved

12 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

22 decided

294

Total decisions

36 refused in the year to March 2026