SQUIRREL BANK Mottram Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Japanese Maple - light clipping works paying particular attention to the limbs over the garden, hedge and neighbours garden. Himalayan Birch group - Reduce the canopy in height by 40% and prune side limbs by 1-1.25 metres to shape. Prunus Amanogawa - Reduce in height by 2 metres and shorten the side limbs to balance the width and shape of the tree. Twin stemmed Cypress group - Remove stems on either side of the tree to clear the neighbouring shrubs by 30-45cm. Camelia and Purple Maple Group - Cut hard back by around 45 centimetres all around. Remove selected low limbs off the Purple Maple if required. Himalayan Birch - 1. Reduce in height to 60cm below the level of the ridge tile. Reduce the sides hard back by 1-1.25 metres. Ensure the property at the rear is cleared by 1 metre. Multi stemmed Cypress - fell to ground level or Trim the longer lateral growth on the tree by up to 45cm. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Checked on 11 September 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 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
- Cheshire East
- Application type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Postcode
- SK9 7DS
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Alderley Edge
- Parish
- Alderley Edge
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Tree 6 week date expired (CA)
- Decision date
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegation
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 11 days faster than Cheshire East's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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Cheshire East is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #268 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 65% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
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