Planning application
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
A - Mulberry Tree - Reduction of max 2m, B - Loquat Tree - Reduction of max 1m and trimming side against exterior wall to reduce damp, C - Magnolia Tree - Reduction of Max 2m. D - Apple Trees - General pruning, max reduction of 1m, E - Laburnum Trees - Removal, F - Yew Tree - Limb removals to avoid branches resting on and damaging roof of Wendy house, G - Bay Tree - Re-shaping, max 1ft reduction, H - Portuguese Laurel - Re-shaping, max 1m reduction.
As published by the council, reference 26/01455/CACN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01455/CACN
- Status
- No objection
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Charlton Park
- Parish
- Charlton Kings
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL53 8DL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheltenham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01715/TPO Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T1 - Horse chestnut (T058)-Monolith at 16m instead (just above where the tree splits into 3 stems). T2 - Dead / dying elm - this is within the conservation area - probably dead by the time the permission comes through but applying anyway - removal to ground level.
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25/01405/TPO Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T1 (Horse chestnut - marked by tag T068 - poor unions approximately half way up the tree (aerial inspection already carried out), leaning towards houses, lots of internal epicormic growth showing stress. - reduction by max 4m to reduce the sail of the tree, removal of epicormic growth. Crown lift to 5m over road side. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T2 - T063 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T3 - T062 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T4 - T061 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T5 - T060 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T6 - T056 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T7 - T055 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T8 - T054 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T9 - T053 - lime - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T10 - T058 - horse chestnut - 25m in height - extensive decay in the base - aerial inspection carried out and tree seems to be solid throughout, reduction of main canopy by 4m on the top of the tree, sides of the tree to be reduced to match by 3m. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T11 - T048 - horse chestnut - 10m in height - decay evident in base around basal area, evidence of bleeding canker - remove tree to ground level.
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25/01382/CACN Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T12 -T158 - Yew - 7m - trim away from comms cables - 2m to bring back into shape and to prevent damage to cables T13 - T148 - Ash - 10m - removal to ground level due to over hanging car park - stage 2 ash dieback present in canopy - danger to residents and cars if failure occurs in the future. T14 - T170 - beech - heavily leaning over the road with low hanging branches, on a severe angle - reduce height by 5m and crown lift to 5m to reduce likelihood of failure.
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24/01918/CACN Decided
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
Removal- T6 - Beech - 22m - T7 - Beech - 22m.
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24/01882/CACN Granted
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T1 - Sycamore - 10m - full removal ,T2 - Ash - 12m - full removal, T3 - Ash - 12m - full removal, T4 - Horse chestnut - 9m - full removal T5 - Ash (large) - large limb removal back to main stem, T8 - Magnolia - 10m - 3m reduction all around, T9 - Cypress - 15m - 3m crown lift for light and future planting underneath. T10 - Cypress - 15m - 3m crown lift for light and future planting underneath, T11 - Magnolia Grandiflora 12m (next to the house) - reduction, T12 - Beech trees - mixed species in a hedge line - 20m in height - reduce by 5m, reduction in width by 3m, T13 - Walnut - 22m in height - removal, T14 - Cypress - 22m in height - 2m reduction, T15 - Lime - 18m - reduction in height of 2-3m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Sep 2026
Status changed to No objection
Previously Decision Awaiting Issue.
Documents
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13 documents on file for this application
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T1 (Horse chestnut - marked by tag T068 - poor unions approximately half way up the tree (aerial inspection already carried out), leaning towards houses, lots of internal epicormic growth showing stress. - reduction by max 4m to reduce the sail of the tree, removal of epicormic growth. Crown lift to 5m over road side. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T2 - T063 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T3 - T062 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T4 - T061 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T5 - T060 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T6 - T056 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T7 - T055 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T8 - T054 - Yew - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T9 - T053 - lime - crown lift to 5m to allow passing traffic to pass underneath, reduce in width by 3m T10 - T058 - horse chestnut - 25m in height - extensive decay in the base - aerial inspection carried out and tree seems to be solid throughout, reduction of main canopy by 4m on the top of the tree, sides of the tree to be reduced to match by 3m. No cuts to be made bigger than 200mm. T11 - T048 - horse chestnut - 10m in height - decay evident in base around basal area, evidence of bleeding canker - remove tree to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T1 - Sycamore - 10m - full removal ,T2 - Ash - 12m - full removal, T3 - Ash - 12m - full removal, T4 - Horse chestnut - 9m - full removal T5 - Ash (large) - large limb removal back to main stem, T8 - Magnolia - 10m - 3m reduction all around, T9 - Cypress - 15m - 3m crown lift for light and future planting underneath. T10 - Cypress - 15m - 3m crown lift for light and future planting underneath, T11 - Magnolia Grandiflora 12m (next to the house) - reduction, T12 - Beech trees - mixed species in a hedge line - 20m in height - reduce by 5m, reduction in width by 3m, T13 - Walnut - 22m in height - removal, T14 - Cypress - 22m in height - 2m reduction, T15 - Lime - 18m - reduction in height of 2-3m.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 20 docs -
34 Bafford Lane Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8DL
T12 -T158 - Yew - 7m - trim away from comms cables - 2m to bring back into shape and to prevent damage to cables T13 - T148 - Ash - 10m - removal to ground level due to over hanging car park - stage 2 ash dieback present in canopy - danger to residents and cars if failure occurs in the future. T14 - T170 - beech - heavily leaning over the road with low hanging branches, on a severe angle - reduce height by 5m and crown lift to 5m to reduce likelihood of failure.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 3 docs -
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Removal- T6 - Beech - 22m - T7 - Beech - 22m.
Decided Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs