5 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
Registered
T/2026/0026/TPO
Description
Proposed crown raise of 1.2 metres to yew tree, to clear the neighbours garage roof, pavement and driveway.
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T1 Robinia - fell reason tree is dead
48A Square Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RQ
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed single storey rear extension
Historical activity at this location
23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
With conditions
15 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
Horse chesnut (T8) - A crown pruning due to overcrowding.
2025
With conditions
15 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
Horse chesnut (T8) - A crown pruning due to overcrowding.
2024
With conditions
7 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
T2- Lime- Fell
2024
With conditions
7 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
T2- Lime- Fell
2023
With conditions
6 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3 & 4 of planning permission 2022/0888/FUL…
2023
With conditions
6 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3 & 4 of planning permission 2022/0888/FUL…
2022
With conditions
17 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
T9- Lime tree- trim low hanging branches Horse chestnut- trim low hanging branches agains…
2022
With conditions
17 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
T9- Lime tree- trim low hanging branches Horse chestnut- trim low hanging branches agains…
2022
Refused
6 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Erection of two storey rear extension, new cladding to existing front dormer and roof lig…
2022
Refused
6 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Erection of two storey rear extension, new cladding to existing front dormer and roof lig…
2022
With conditions
2 Flaxfields Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5YF
T2 Oak, Crown lift to 5 metres to remove several lower branches. Reason. Due to excessive…
2022
With conditions
2 Flaxfields Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5YF
T2 Oak, Crown lift to 5 metres to remove several lower branches. Reason. Due to excessive…
2021
Approved
17 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
Demolish existing conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension
2021
Refused
6 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Erection of two storey rear extension, new cladding to existing front dormer, internal al…
2019
With conditions
7 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Lime (T1) - Remove dead stem. Leave low down re-growth.. Dead stem
2019
With conditions
7 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
Lime (T1) - Remove dead stem. Leave low down re-growth.. Dead stem
2016
With conditions
1 Flaxfields Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5YF
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown Raise and tip back to clear garage by 2m Reason: To keep bran…
2016
With conditions
1 Flaxfields Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5YF
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown Raise and tip back to clear garage by 2m Reason: To keep bran…
2016
Approved
15 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Exten…
2016
Approved
15 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Exten…
2016
With conditions
8 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
T1 - Pine - Fell Reason: Dying, deadwood
2016
With conditions
8 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT
T1 - Pine - Fell Reason: Dying, deadwood
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