MERE HALL Mere Hall Estate, Mere, Cheshire East, WA16 0WY Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/2746/TPO - Works to TPO Trees
Trees & landscaping
Council
Cheshire East 1.9/10
Date received
30 Jul 2026
Postcode
WA16 0WY
Type
Works to TPO Trees

Description

T1- Copper Beech- Remove lower recently storm damaged limb. Full crown reduction of upto 5.5m pruning to appropriate growing points where possible. Crown thin remaining crown by upto 15% to reduce wind throw and risk of further limb failure. Crown lift on opposite side to faulted limb (East) to 9m from ground level to provide a level of crown balance and symmetry once limb is removed Note: This tree has recently suffered a large limb failure due to an included union. The tree has several other similar unions, requested works are to prevent future limb failure and ensure future health and retention. Radial crack lining stem up to 4m. Meripulus Giganteus brackets are present around the base of the tree indicating likely presence of significant root decay. This heavy reduction specification is being proposed as an alternative to felling. High target zone due to being located directly next to only driveway into carpark, failure also likely cause damage to nearby large Monkey Puzzle tree… Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 47.

Day 47, past Cheshire East's usual 35 days for tree works. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 29 Oct 2026.

Day 479 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
39,210decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Cheshire East to go on. Cheshire East decision record →

Site constraints 4

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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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Historical activity at this location

1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cheshire East is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #268 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 65% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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Cheshire East decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #168 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #170 of 296
39%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #268 of 296
65%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #279 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
358 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
119 decided
2,513
Total decisions
321 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings