16 Warrington Avenue Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 6TR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02485/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Oak tree (T1) at rear of property - Removing some of the larger upper branches that are obscuring the light into this property and other neighbouring garden/and property and is overhanging/ overgrown and obscuring a significant part of the garden and into neighbouring gardens. Some branches are encroaching the house also. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 427 m away: Stanney Wood; Inside the Ellesmere Port built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1787 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £247,500 in July 2010. Detached house, freehold.

15 July 2010£247,500
25 September 1998£102,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area167 m² (1,798 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (90 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2014, 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 TPO trees
Postcode
CH65 6TR
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Whitby Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 7 days slower than Chester's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. 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

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Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15140118
Planning Portal ref
PP-15140118
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.