Planning application
12 Birchwood Gardens Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 1HY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G01 Cotoneasters and Rowan trees (located in rear garden) - remove overhanging branches in no.10 garden. Proposed cutting back smaller branches of both trees by 6 inches and thicker bracnhes by around one foot. Height reduction of Rowan tree by two thirds back to green growth.
As published by the council, reference 25/01808/WTTPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01808/WTTPP
- Type
- Works to Trees Prune Trees in TPO
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2025
- Ward
- WHITCHURCH AND TONGWYNLAIS
- Postcode
- CF14 1HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Cardiff
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cardiff took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cardiff for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cardiff decided tree works applications in a median of 10 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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