Planning application
Belworth Court Belworth Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch T18 to fell, Holm Oak T7 to raise canopy over Road only to 5 metres; Cherry T11 to prune back to provide approx. 2 metres clearance to building; Reasons: T18 is largely dead and considered to be of imminent risk and therefore should be removed at the earliest opportunity as recommended in recent survey - see excerpt, T7 and T11 are general maintenance.
As published by the council, reference 26/00772/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00772/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Warden Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL51 6HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Westside Forestry Ltd Agent, registered in Belbroughton
Active · incorporated 2003 · Belbroughton
55 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 96% granted
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7 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Application form
- Tree plan
- Photographs and photomontages
- General tree assessment
- Tree survey
- Tree survey
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheltenham granted permission on 14 May 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 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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