25 Brook Road Maghull L31 3EG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01488 - TPO consent Pending

Proposal

Tree preservation order for the removal of damaged branches and epicormic growths, with reduction of two lowest primary limbs by 1.5 meters and crown lift to 5 meters for 1.No Red Oak Tree (T1), Removal of Ivy and felling for 1.No Ash tree (T2) and 1.No Sycamore Tree (T7), removal of dead wood and epicormic growth, with crownlift to 5 meters for 1.No Sycamore tree (T3), Repollard to previous point for 1.No Sycamore tree (T4), Removal of Ivy and crown lift to 5 meters for 1.No Sycamore tree (T5), removal off ivy and reduce limb extending to neighbours garden, with crown lift to 5 meters for 1.No Scyamore Tree (T6) and reduce by crown by 2 Meters for 1.No Oak Tree (T8) (TPO171) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Sefton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Maghull built-up area; Tree preservation order 26 m away: TPO217/G1.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Sefton
Application type
TPO consent
Postcode
L31 3EG
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Maghull East Ward
Parish
Maghull Town Council
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
72decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sefton ranks #119 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sefton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #66 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #59 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #119 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #141 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
76 decided
1,029
Total decisions
75 refused in the year to March 2026