88 Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EY Data via plota.co.uk
26/0094/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
REMOVE one sycamore tree down drive way with large amounts of fungus, top and reduce poplar trees and potetiallly remove trees with ashdieback. reducing Poplars by 15 percent. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
11 Feb 2026
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Approved
20 Feb 2026
Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 8
Grade II listed: Lower House Farmhouse
List entry 1073367 · 26 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 7 with distances
- 30 mHigham HouseGrade II
- 45 mJackson FoldGrade II
- 46 mHigham HallGrade II
- 55 mFour Alls InnGrade II
- 88 mSchool Adjacent to St John's ChurchGrade II
- 117 mHigham War MemorialGrade II
- 121 mParish Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
Higham 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.
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
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Higham (Pendle) built-up area; Open access land 32 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.; Green belt 91 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
- Pendle
- Application type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- BB12 9EY
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Fence & Higham
- Parish
- Higham-with-West Close Booth PC
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Whiteside Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 9 days from validation, about the council's usual 7 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one9d
Council7d
UK36d
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
94decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Pendle in the last twelve months, from validation. Pendle decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Higham Hall Barn Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
T1 Sycamore - Crown lift secondary branches up to 5m + Crown Lift secondary branches over…
2025
Approved
Higham Hall Barn Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
T1 Sycamore - Crown lift secondary branches up to 5m + Crown Lift secondary branches over…
2025
Withdrawn
The Old Cart House Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Full: Erection of a detached annex.
2025
Withdrawn
The Old Cart House Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Full: Erection of a detached annex.
2025
Approved
The Old Cart House Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Listed Building Consent: Erection of a detached annexe.
2025
Approved
The Old Cart House Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Listed Building Consent: Erection of a detached annexe.
2024
Approved
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Removal of dead Alder Tree
2024
Approved
84 Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EY
Removal of dead Alder Tree
2024
Approved
Village Hall Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Listed Building Consent: Erection of a single storey flat roof extension to the rear and…
2024
Approved
Village Hall Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Listed Building Consent: Erection of a single storey flat roof extension to the rear and…
2024
Approved
1 Jackson Fold Sabden Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9HJ
Remove 1 No. White Poplar tree (T1) and 1 No. Ash tree (T2) within a Conservation Area.
2023
Approved
1 Jackson Fold Sabden Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9HJ
hedge has lapsed and needs to be reduced up to 70% to be in keeping with the surroundings.
2023
Approved
1 Jackson Fold Sabden Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9HJ
hedge has lapsed and needs to be reduced up to 70% to be in keeping with the surroundings.
2023
Approved
Street Record Chapel Street Higham Lancashire
Pruning of a Lime and a Sycamore tree Prune back multiple limbs away from property to BS3…
2023
Approved
Street Record Chapel Street Higham Lancashire
Pruning of a Lime and a Sycamore tree Prune back multiple limbs away from property to BS3…
2023
Approved
Brooks Hall Farm 63 Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
T1 Sycamore - Remove.
2023
Approved
Brooks Hall Farm 63 Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
T1 Sycamore - Remove.
2023
Approved
3-5 Chapel Street Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9HG
Crown Reduce Portuguese Laurel by 30%.
2023
Approved
3-5 Chapel Street Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9HG
Crown Reduce Portuguese Laurel by 30%.
2022
Approved
The Watermill Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EZ
Full: Erection of a single storey side extension and insertion of door to first floor, in…
2020
Approved
88 Higham Hall Road Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9EY
T1 - Row of Silver Birch and Willow. Cut back to previous points. T2 - Ash. Fell due to b…
2019
Approved
94 Higham Hall Road Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9EY
Remove oak tree in front garden of property due to entanglement in telecom cables, buried…
2019
Approved
94 Higham Hall Road Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9EY
Remove oak tree in front garden of property due to entanglement in telecom cables, buried…
2016
Approved
9 Gawthorpe View Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9HB
Full: Erection of a detached double garage to rear
2016
Approved
9 Gawthorpe View Higham Burnley Lancashire BB12 9HB
Full: Erection of a detached double garage to rear
Pendle
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#166 of 296 councils
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Other decisions
Pendle ranks #153 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Pendle decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #175 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #234 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #153 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #89 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
20 decided
441
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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