PLANS: Broughton-in-Furness. Picture: Karl and Ali The shape of a well-loved forest near Broughton looks set to change after plans to cut some of the trees were passed at the third time of asking. The ancient woodland at Knott Wood on Back Lane can now undergo management to cut the tops off and allow smaller trees to grow beneath the current canopy. The woodland, owned by Michael Danbury, of Formby in Liverpool, failed twice to get permission to thin the treetops despite having a license to do so from the Forestry Commission. The Lake District National Park Authority had previously stepped in to stop what it called ‘permanent damage to the forest floor’ when the owner asked to put in a new hard road surface and a permanent gate, with an application being rejected.