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26/01941/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Copper beech - Fell to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK Document · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photo Photo · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Dixon's Almshouses, Grade II*, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 1 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
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
Public footpath about 29 m away; National infrastructure project about 901 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Christleton and Waverton built-up area; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Ponds; Open access land about 23 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Postcode
CH3 7AN
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Christleton and Huntington
Parish
Christleton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
George Pickering

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

1comment received
1 supporting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15038299
Planning Portal ref
PP-15038299
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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