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26/00767/TCON - Tree Works in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification of proposed works to trees within Withnell Conservation Area. The works would aim to reduce the stem to a safe height. This would be dependent on the extent of the decay but it would be a maximum height of 10m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Chorley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

IMG WITHNELLFOLD27-08-2026LOCATION Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Correspondence · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF WITHNELL FOLD FISHERY_BEECHNO0570 Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Withnell Fold conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 487 m away: Withnell Fold.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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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Important details

Council
Chorley
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
PR6 8BA
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Chorley North East
Parish
Withnell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kai Findlay Arb

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Chorley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 49.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15190225
Statutory expiry
17 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Notification of proposed works to a tree within a conservation area including deadwood re…
23/00144/TCON
2023 Approved
Notification of proposed works to a tree within a conservation area including deadwood re…
23/00144/TCON
2021 Approved
Installation of 4no. floodlighting columns to 2no. existing tarmac tennis courts (resubmi…
21/00990/FUL
2020 Approved
Installation of 8no. floodlighting columns to 2no. existing tarmac tennis courts
20/00549/FUL
2020 Approved
Installation of 8no. floodlighting columns to 2no. existing tarmac tennis courts
20/00549/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
8 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement of 4no. windows to front elevation, 2no. windows to front porch and 1no. wind…
25/00432/FULHH
2025 Approved
8 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement of 4no. windows to front elevation, 2no. windows to front porch and 1no. wind…
25/00432/FULHH
2025 Approved
5 - 6 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement of main house roof (front and rear elevations)
25/00151/FULHH
2025 Approved
5 - 6 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement of main house roof (front and rear elevations)
25/00151/FULHH
2025 Refused
4 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Application for works to a protected Tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Withnell) 2010: T1 Oak - la…
25/00086/TPO
2025 Refused
4 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Application for works to a protected Tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Withnell) 2010: T1 Oak - la…
25/00086/TPO
2025 Approved
15 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling…
25/00135/TCON
2025 Approved
15 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling…
25/00135/TCON
2024 Approved
33 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Erection of garage, to be attached to neighbour's existing garage
24/01023/FULHH
2024 Approved
33 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Erection of garage, to be attached to neighbour's existing garage
24/01023/FULHH
2025
4 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Application for works to a protected Tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Withnell) 2010: T1 Oak, lat…
25/00086/TCON
2025
4 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Application for works to a protected Tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Withnell) 2010: T1 Oak, lat…
25/00086/TCON
2024 Approved
9 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement windows and doors to the front, side and rear elevations (retrospective) (res…
24/00987/FULHH
2024 Approved
9 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement windows and doors to the front, side and rear elevations (retrospective) (res…
24/00987/FULHH
2024 Approved
25 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Re-roofing of front and rear roof slopes
24/00637/FULHH
2024 Approved
25 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Re-roofing of front and rear roof slopes
24/00637/FULHH
2023 Approved
5 - 6 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement of windows to front and rear elevations and replacement front door
23/01102/FULHH
2023 Approved
5 - 6 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Replacement of windows to front and rear elevations and replacement front door
23/01102/FULHH
2024 Approved
Withnell Fold Millennium Green Withnell Fold Withnell
Erection of timber shed
24/00019/FUL
2023 Approved
Withnell Fold Primary School Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the removal…
23/01108/TCON
2017 Approved
33 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Two single storey rear extensions; alteration of windows and doors to the rear; addition…
17/00250/FULHH
2016 Approved
Withnell Fold Primary School Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Pruning of 7 trees (4 ash, 2 willow, 1 sycamore) and felling one small sycamore tree adja…
16/01003/TCON
2016 Approved
Withnell Fold Primary School Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Pruning of 7 trees (4 ash, 2 willow, 1 sycamore) and felling one small sycamore tree adja…
16/01003/TCON
2016 Withdrawn
Withnell Fold Primary School Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Removal of 9 trees: 5 Ash, 3 Willow and 1 Sycamore.
16/00749/TCON
2016 Withdrawn
Withnell Fold Primary School Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Removal of 9 trees: 5 Ash, 3 Willow and 1 Sycamore.
16/00749/TCON
Chorley
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#42 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Chorley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #49 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Chorley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #51 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #73 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #49 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #100 of 296
95%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
11 decided
553
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings