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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Application overview
Six mature Lime trees (trees T15, T18, T30, T32, T33 and T34, in Mgt. area F), located in the Ruff Lane Conservation Area, and in the avenue leading from the Ruff Lane entrance to campus, require crown raising to 5.2m (as per highway regs) to provide clearance to vehicles accessing campus. The works will require the removal of small secondary and primary branches back to stem unions.All work will be carried out by a fully qualified and insured tree work contractor, working as a minimum to the recommendations of BS3998: 2010.
Proposal details
- Reference
- T/2025/0060/TCA
- Alternative references
- PP-14303502
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Agent
- MPTrees
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Ash Hall Forest Court Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4AA
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application form - without personal dataApplication Form · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| Sketch planSketch Plan · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree surveySurveys / Reports · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
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Decision & conditions
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