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DW TREECARE, upon approval, will be making safe the trees along Hall Road, from number 109 Hall Road up to Dam Lane (approximately 200m).Work to be carried out: *dead branches over the road to be removed*limbs encroaching onto the road to be removed (to a height of 5 meters)Upon inspection 4 trees were deemed to be at a risk of failing onto the highway or are at risk of hitting a tall vehicle, the following work will need to be carried out.*remove a young Rowan tree encroaching over the road (see photo 1)*remove a mature Alder with a significant lean over the road which shows movement in the root plate. (see photo 2)*remove a mature Poplar with a significant lean along side the road which shows movement in the root plate. (see photo 3 and 3a)*remove a small dead standing tree between the Poplar and Alder. (tree 4)Traffic management will be used during the 2 days work.8 broadleaf trees will be planted within the woodland to replace the one removed.

Into The Ark Forest School Dam Wood Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QD

DecidedReference: T/2023/0158/TPOWest Lancashire Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Works to Protected Trees
Received
20 Oct 2023
Validated
20 Oct 2023
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
West Lancashire Borough Council

Application overview

DW TREECARE, upon approval, will be making safe the trees along Hall Road, from number 109 Hall Road up to Dam Lane (approximately 200m).Work to be carried out: *dead branches over the road to be removed*limbs encroaching onto the road to be removed (to a height of 5 meters)Upon inspection 4 trees were deemed to be at a risk of failing onto the highway or are at risk of hitting a tall vehicle, the following work will need to be carried out.*remove a young Rowan tree encroaching over the road (see photo 1)*remove a mature Alder with a significant lean over the road which shows movement in the root plate. (see photo 2)*remove a mature Poplar with a significant lean along side the road which shows movement in the root plate. (see photo 3 and 3a)*remove a small dead standing tree between the Poplar and Alder. (tree 4)Traffic management will be used during the 2 days work.8 broadleaf trees will be planted within the woodland to replace the one removed.

Proposal details

Reference
T/2023/0158/TPO
Alternative references
PP-12545788
Ward
Rural West Ward
Parish
Scarisbrick

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Application location

Into The Ark Forest School Dam Wood Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QD

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Tpo grant consent (conditions)Decision Notice · PDF7 Dec 2023View
Sketch planSketch Plan20 Oct 2023View
Additional plansPlans20 Oct 2023View
Additional plansPlans20 Oct 2023View
Additional plansPlans20 Oct 2023View
Additional plansPlans20 Oct 2023View

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