Planning application
Mormon Church (Latter Day Saints) Highfields Lane Blackwood NP12 1SG
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
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Caerphilly
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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