Planning application
24 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Five day notice to fell a mature hornbeam.
As published by the council, reference 26/01464/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01464/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Allow
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- 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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26/00981/TPO Awaiting decision
24 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Cheltenham
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15 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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.
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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22 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
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Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
24 Belland Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9HU
98% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug
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.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
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