Priory Court 11 Priory Court 37 St Annes Road East Lytham St Annes FY8 1BU Data via plota.co.uk

25/0714 - Tree works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Felling of whitebeam tree located on edge of rear car park of properties and within St Annes town centre conservation area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
4 Dec 2025
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Approved
15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1108 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets; Inside the Lytham St Anne's built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Fylde
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
FY8 1BU
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
15 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
PRIORY COURT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 15 days slower than Fylde's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
80decided in the last year

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

Fylde
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#130 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Fylde ranks #184 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fylde decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #11 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #17 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #184 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #220 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
28 decided
422
Total decisions
16 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.