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Belworth Court Belworth Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HG

Granted Cheltenham 26/00772/TPO Tree Preservation Order

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Cheltenham

  2. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Westside Forestry Ltd Agent, registered in Belbroughton

Active · incorporated 2003 · Belbroughton

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision Notice · 14 May 2026
  • Application form Application Form · 12 May 2026
  • Tree plan BackGround Papers · 12 May 2026
  • Photographs and photomontages Photo · 12 May 2026
  • General tree assessment Report · 12 May 2026
  • Tree survey Report · 12 May 2026
  • Tree survey Report · 12 May 2026

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What 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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