CLIFFORD HOLROYDE SCHOOL Thingwall Lane, Liverpool, L14 7NX Data via plota.co.uk

26T/1745 - Tree Works Consent Refused

Proposal

To carry out tree works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
16 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Knotty Ash 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.
Tree preservation order: No info.
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Air quality management area: Liverpool City AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Dove Cottages, Grade II, 42 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Liverpool built-up area; National infrastructure project 1439 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Tree Works Consent
Postcode
L14 7NX
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
Parish
City North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 6 days faster than Liverpool's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 16% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
280decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Liverpool ranks #165 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Liverpool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #209 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #157 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #165 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #138 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
61%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,478
Total decisions
222 refused in the year to March 2026