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The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

Awaiting decision Cheltenham 26/01158/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Reduce length of branches in lower canopy of Redwood only, reduce width of lower canopy of Giant Redwood by approx 1-1.5m and remove all major deadwood throughout the canopy(subject to TPO approval).

As published by the council, reference 26/01158/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01158/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Permit
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Leckhampton
Parish
Leckhampton With Warden Hill
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL53 0JE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register

This site has had 9 applications since 2018: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01497/TPO Granted

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    T1 - Repollarding of lime trees (4 mature) to old points at roughly 3m, retaining screening T2 - Cedar crown lift by removing smaller lowest branch and reducing longest low branch by 40-50% T3 - Reduce large copper beech by 2-4m.

    Decided 7 Oct 2025 Trees
  • 24/02075/CACN Decided

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Removal of strawberry tree-5 day notice.

    Decided 12 Dec 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 23/00321/CONDIT Granted

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 21/01119/FUL under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Amendments
  • 21/02475/TPO Granted

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Beech 1 - Crown lift to lowest lateral as indicated in photos Beech 2 - Crown lift to lowest lateral as indicated in photos Row of Limes - Remove Epicomic and root growth as shown in photos

    Decided 11 Nov 2021 Trees
  • 21/01119/FUL Granted

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Alterations, extension, and internal reconfiguration of the buildings to create 7no. self-contained apartments and erection of garage

    Decided 9 Sep 2021 Full applications
  • 19/01106/FUL Granted

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Alteration and extension to existing ancillary outbuildings

    Decided 12 Jul 2019 Full applications
  • 18/01835/FUL Withdrawn

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Erection of a detached dwelling and garage in rear garden

    Decided 26 Oct 2018 Full applications
  • 18/01832/COU Granted

    The Rowans 66 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JE

    Change of use of from Class A3 restaurant with associated living accommodation to 4no. self-contained apartments (Class C3)

    Decided 26 Oct 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Cheltenham

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Permit

    Previously Permitted.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 September 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

Hamilton's Trees and Gardens Ltd Agent

12 applications on PlanIndex · 100% granted

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision Notice · 22 Jul 2026
  • Application form Application Form · 20 Jul 2026
  • Photo Photo · 20 Jul 2026
  • Aerial view plan BackGround Papers · 20 Jul 2026

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What 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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