Planning application
Whittington House Nursing Home 58 Whittington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6BL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 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: 1 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
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 October 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
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Gloucestershire
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See who's behind itApplicant on file, a developer registered in Colchester
1 application on PlanIndex
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See who's behind itDocuments
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
Trade members open them from here.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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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.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
37 Redgrove Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6QY
T1 Ash Pollard tree at aprox 8m from ground level. T2 Beech reduce the crown area by 20% aprox 1- 1.5m branch reduction, remove any dead wood and crossing branches
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 3 docs -
Grove End 36 Redgrove Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6QY
T1 Ash -reduce and reshape crown by 30% (branch reduction of 2m) T2 Ash- prune back high branches which are over hanging garden fence line. T3 Sycamore -remove lower RHS branch back to main trunk -crown lift garden side to main fork of tree
Granted Trees 3 docsSmall domestic -
56 Whittington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6BS
Non-material amendment of planning permission 25/00956/FUL - Removal of door on front elevation, removal of door and window on side elevation and removal of the internal dividing wall between kitchen and dining area.
Decided Amendments Windows or glazing 9 docs -
56 Whittington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6BS
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/00956/FUL - removal of the 'step in' to create a rectangular footprint.
Decided Amendments 9 docs -
35 Redgrove Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6QY
Proposed works: Crown reduction 4m. Reason: Tree is leaning and has poor stem taper and moves significantly in windy weather increasing the risk of failure.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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