Planning application
St Lukes Church St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Yew - Reduce by 2m and shape and cut back from the streetlight and signage (the Yew is blocking the light from the streetlight and signage). T2 Holly - Reduce to live growth, and trim (Holly in decline - top is dead). T3 Holly - Remove to ground level (tree is in decline).
As published by the council, reference 26/00098/CACN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00098/CACN
- Type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- No objection raised
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- College
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
-
19/00142/CACN Granted
St Lukes Church St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Beech, located within the Grounds on the West Side - Remove due to presence of Meripilus fungus.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
22 Jan 2026
Received by Cheltenham
-
23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No objection raised
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Chris Arnold Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Winchcombe
Active · incorporated 2015 · Winchcombe
241 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 100% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordSt Lukes Church Applicant
1 application on PlanIndex
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Application form
- Location of trees
- Photo of tree
- Photo of tree
- Photo of tree
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheltenham granted permission on 2 February 2026, 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
St Lukes Church St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Beech, located within the Grounds on the West Side - Remove due to presence of Meripilus fungus.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs -
38 St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7JJ
Addition of two new rooflights.
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs -
25 St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7JF
Yew tree, located on corner of property - Remove - Specification to include complete removal by sectional dismantling. Stump removal by mechanical stump grinding machine to a depth below ground level of 300mm.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 4 docs -
37 St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7JF
Replacement summerhouse
Granted Full applications 10 docs -
37 St Lukes Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7JF
Single storey side extension, rear first floor extension and internal remodeling to provide 3 additional care home suites
Withdrawn Full applications Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
35 St Lukes Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7JL
Alterations to convert existing basement with a proposed lightwell and new French doors to the rear
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs
Other heritage and listed building applications
In Cheltenham
-
26/01445/LBC Awaiting decision
Mendoza And Co 14 Winchcombe Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2LX
Change of use of first and second floors of existing building to residential accommodation (Use Class C3) and retention of commercial use at basement and ground floor levels. Alterations to the existing shopfront to form a new independent residential entrance, internal reconfiguration of the ground and first floors, installation of a new staircase and associated works.
-
26/01418/LBC Awaiting decision
Garden Flat 23 Clarence Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4JP
Proposed single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level, associated internal alterations and reconfiguration, and associated external works.
-
26/00777/LBC Withdrawn
14 Park Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2QR
Minor amendments to approved scheme 25/01703/LBC; proposed alterations to the detached garage and boundary walls
-
26/01420/LBC Awaiting decision
11 Wellington Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4JU
Demolition and replacement of an existing single-storey rear lower-ground-floor extension, together with internal and external alterations and reconfiguration including removal of the existing lift.
-
26/01428/LBC Awaiting decision
86 Keynsham Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7PX
Single storey rear extension (revised scheme)