29A Curzon Park North Chester Cheshire West And Chester CH4 8AP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02803/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

Large Cedrus spp. (Cedar) on north side of front driveway - Selective reduction of lowest limb East and lowest limb West by up to 2 meters to allow clearance from buildings and telecoms wires. Remove all deadwood over 25mm in diameter. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation about 139 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake / Afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid (England)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 142 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chester 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

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Postcode
CH4 8AP
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Handbridge Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Silas Atkin

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 45 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15199074
Planning Portal ref
PP-15199074
Env. assessment
No