Planning application
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - 10m - full removal ,T2 - Ash - 12m - full removal, T3 - Ash - 12m - full removal, T4 - Horse chestnut - 9m - full removal T5 - Ash (large) - large limb removal back to main stem, T8 - Magnolia - 10m - 3m reduction all around, T9 - Cypress - 15m - 3m crown lift for light and future planting underneath. T10 - Cypress - 15m - 3m crown lift for light and future planting underneath, T11 - Magnolia Grandiflora 12m (next to the house) - reduction, T12 - Beech trees - mixed species in a hedge line - 20m in height - reduce by 5m, reduction in width by 3m, T13 - Walnut - 22m in height - removal, T14 - Cypress - 22m in height - 2m reduction, T15 - Lime - 18m - reduction in height of 2-3m.
As published by the council, reference 24/01882/CACN
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01882/CACN
- Type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection raised
- Received
- 11 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Charlton Park
- Parish
- Charlton Kings
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL53 8DL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01455/CACN Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
A - Mulberry Tree - Reduction of max 2m, B - Loquat Tree - Reduction of max 1m and trimming side against exterior wall to reduce damp, C - Magnolia Tree - Reduction of Max 2m. D - Apple Trees - General pruning, max reduction of 1m, E - Laburnum Trees - Removal, F - Yew Tree - Limb removals to avoid branches resting on and damaging roof of Wendy house, G - Bay Tree - Re-shaping, max 1ft reduction, H - Portuguese Laurel - Re-shaping, max 1m reduction.
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25/01715/TPO Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T1 - Horse chestnut (T058)-Monolith at 16m instead (just above where the tree splits into 3 stems). T2 - Dead / dying elm - this is within the conservation area - probably dead by the time the permission comes through but applying anyway - removal to ground level.
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25/01405/TPO Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T1 (Horse chestnut - marked by tag T068 - poor unions approximately half way up the tree (aerial inspection already carried out), leaning towards houses, lots of internal epicormic growth showing stress. - reduction by max 4m to reduce the sail of the tree, removal of epicormic growth. Crown lift to 5m over road side. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T2 - T063 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T3 - T062 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T4 - T061 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T5 - T060 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T6 - T056 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T7 - T055 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T8 - T054 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T9 - T053 - lime - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T10 - T058 - horse chestnut - 25m in height - extensive decay in the base - aerial inspection carried out and tree seems to be solid throughout, reduction of main canopy by 4m on the top of the tree, sides of the tree to be reduced to match by 3m. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T11 - T048 - horse chestnut - 10m in height - decay evident in base around basal area, evidence of bleeding canker - remove tree to ground level.
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25/01382/CACN Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T12 -T158 - Yew - 7m - trim away from comms cables - 2m to bring back into shape and to prevent damage to cables T13 - T148 - Ash - 10m - removal to ground level due to over hanging car park - stage 2 ash dieback present in canopy - danger to residents and cars if failure occurs in the future. T14 - T170 - beech - heavily leaning over the road with low hanging branches, on a severe angle - reduce height by 5m and crown lift to 5m to reduce likelihood of failure.
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24/01918/CACN Decided
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
Removal- T6 - Beech - 22m - T7 - Beech - 22m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2024
Received by Cheltenham
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12 Nov 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2024
Decision issued: No objection raised
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1 Sep 2026
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Silver Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in York Business Park
Dissolved · incorporated 2020 · York Business Park
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Cheltenham granted permission on 19 December 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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T1 (Horse chestnut - marked by tag T068 - poor unions approximately half way up the tree (aerial inspection already carried out), leaning towards houses, lots of internal epicormic growth showing stress. - reduction by max 4m to reduce the sail of the tree, removal of epicormic growth. Crown lift to 5m over road side. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T2 - T063 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T3 - T062 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T4 - T061 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T5 - T060 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T6 - T056 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T7 - T055 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T8 - T054 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T9 - T053 - lime - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T10 - T058 - horse chestnut - 25m in height - extensive decay in the base - aerial inspection carried out and tree seems to be solid throughout, reduction of main canopy by 4m on the top of the tree, sides of the tree to be reduced to match by 3m. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T11 - T048 - horse chestnut - 10m in height - decay evident in base around basal area, evidence of bleeding canker - remove tree to ground level.
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