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Mormon Church (Latter Day Saints) Highfields Lane Blackwood NP12 1SG

Awaiting decision Caerphilly 25/0787/TPO Tree Preservation Order works

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Fell multiple Ash trees and reduce crowns of multiple Beech trees (Tree Preservation Order 66/72/MCC)

As published by the council, reference 25/0787/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/0787/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order works
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Blackwood
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NP12 1SG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Nov 2025

    Received by Caerphilly

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Caerphilly took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Caerphilly for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Caerphilly decided tree works applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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