Planning application
24 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Five day notice for removal of dangerous twin stemmed hornbeam at rear of 24 Belland Drive Charlton Kings, the tree has rot at base and root loss with heavy lean an in falling distance of property.
As published by the council, reference 26/00981/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00981/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Allow
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Charlton Park
- Parish
- Charlton Kings
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL53 9HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01464/TPO Decided
24 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
Five day notice to fell a mature hornbeam.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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22 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Allow
Previously Permitted.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cheltenham took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
First Arb Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
73 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cheltenham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cheltenham decided tree works applications in a median of 4 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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