10 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Registered
T/2026/0023/TCA
Description
Proposal to fell larch tree located in rear garden as leaning towards house and lifting up the paving stones.
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
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
2024
Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
S211 Notice
2024
Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
S211 Notice
2023
With conditions
2 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Oak (T1) - 15% Crown thin apo crown clean. - Good tree management reduction cuts will be…
2023
With conditions
2 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Oak (T1) - 15% Crown thin apo crown clean. - Good tree management reduction cuts will be…
2023
Approved
20 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Replacement windows and doors
2023
Approved
20 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Replacement windows and doors
2022
With conditions
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
2022
With conditions
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
2022
With conditions
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
2022
With conditions
3 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden back to trunk. T2 - Silver Birch - Prune…
2022
With conditions
14 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
See attached survey
2022
With conditions
14 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
See attached survey
2022
Approved
16 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 Fell dead spruce tree T2 Fell spruce in decline T3 Remove ivy and reduce crown by 30%…
2022
Approved
16 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 Fell dead spruce tree T2 Fell spruce in decline T3 Remove ivy and reduce crown by 30%…
2022
With conditions
7 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T2 Oak - Remove major deadwod. Reason: deadwood over adjacent private road. G2 Ash x 6…
2022
With conditions
7 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T2 Oak - Remove major deadwod. Reason: deadwood over adjacent private road. G2 Ash x 6…
2020
Approved
4 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Maple (T1) - Trim back off property Himalayan Birch (T2) - Reduce by 1/3 and shape. Cherr…
2020
Approved
4 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Maple (T1) - Trim back off property Himalayan Birch (T2) - Reduce by 1/3 and shape. Cherr…
2021
Withdrawn
8 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Use of property as residential home (Class C2).
2020
Approved
5 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
Birch (T1) - Fell outgrown position close to proximity of the house.
2017
Approved
5 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD
T1 Cedar - Crown Reduce to 7mT2 Silver Birch - Crown Raise up to 3m + Crown Thin 10%.
2016
Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Remove Oak tree in rear garden situated by boundary wall.
2016
Approved
18 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
Remove Oak tree in rear garden situated by boundary wall.
2016
With conditions
19 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 - Oak - Crown reduce 2 lowest branches towards property 2-3m Reason: Encroaching towar…
2016
With conditions
19 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
T1 - Oak - Crown reduce 2 lowest branches towards property 2-3m Reason: Encroaching towar…
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#284 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #250 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).
Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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West Lancashire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #238 of 292
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 292
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #250 of 292
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #262 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
58 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
30 decided
578
Total decisions
101 refused in 2025