8 St James Close Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
To carry out reductions of heavy enveloping branches from neighbouring trees -T1 & T2 (sycamores) . Property owner has consented. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £250,000 in September 2001. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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8 St James Close Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JU
To carry out reductions of heavy enveloping branches from neighbouring trees -T1...
Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Postcode
- L40 6JU
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Brian McCarthy
How this decision compares
Decided in 67 days from validation, 34 days slower than West Lancashire's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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