Planning application
St Lawrence Church Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0PF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash tree in the green space on the boundary of the crematorium. Crown reduce all over by approximately 3 meters.
As published by the council, reference 26/00905/CACN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00905/CACN
- Type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- No objection raised
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Swindon Village
- Parish
- Swindon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL53 0PF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00661/CACN Granted
St Lawrence Church Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0PF
Pruning of 2 trees within St Lawrences Church as per planning refgerence no 26/00661 (and as per previous 22/02082CACN 211 Notice).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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5 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No objection raised
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
First Arb Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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2 documents on file for this application
- Application form
- Photo of tree
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheltenham granted permission on 8 June 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.
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