Old Pit Farm Little Heath Christleton Chester Cheshire West And Chester CH3 7AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02818/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

Mature Sycamore. Crown lift to approximately 4 metres above ground level. Reduce the crown by approximately 2 metres in height and radial spread, pruning back to suitable growth points and retaining a natural, balanced crown. Remove dead, damaged and crossing branches. All works to be undertaken in accordance with BS3998:2010.? Reason for works: ?To manage the mature tree at an appropriate size for its garden setting, increase clearance beneath the canopy and reduce excessive canopy spread while retaining the tree?s natural form, health and amenity value.? Felling: No Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 03:25

Application progress

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Received

4 Sept 2026

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Approved

16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 2

IMG SKETCH PLAN Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG SKETCH PLAN Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Dixon's Almshouses, Grade II*, about 11 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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11 mDixon's AlmshousesGrade II*
12 mStone Rectangular Boundary Wall Surrounding Dixon's AlmshousesGrade II

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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Public footpath about 25 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 902 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Christleton and Waverton built-up area; Open access land about 19 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.; Priority habitat about 35 m away: Ponds; 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.