Planning application
Whittington House Nursing Home 58 Whittington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6BL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Crack Willow - Collection of over extended stems. Pollarding Works - Specification to include a reduction down to 1m, retained as a pollard form, to all stems originating from stem base. T2 Ash - Prune back to secondary growth point as indicated in red on image.
As published by the council, reference 26/01249/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01249/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permit
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Benhall/The Reddings/Fiddlers Green
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL51 6BL
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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26/00654/TPO Granted
Whittington House Nursing Home 58 Whittington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6BL
T1 Horse Chestnut - Dead -remove specification to include complete removal by sectional dismantling to ground level, T3 Horse Chestnut - Dead -remove specification to include complete removal by sectional dismantling to ground level, T4 Horse Chestnut - Dead - remove specification to include complete removal by sectional dismantling to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cheltenham Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Gloucestershire
Active · incorporated 2003 · Gloucestershire
250 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordCaring Homes Group Applicant, a developer registered in Colchester
Active · incorporated 2005 · Colchester
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Application form
- Tree location
- Photo of tree
- Photo of tree
- Photo of tree
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheltenham granted permission on 7 August 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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