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Sentosa Letch Lane Bourton-On-The-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DG

Granted Cotswold 19/02774/TCONR Works to trees in conservation areas

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Beech - Remove the 3 lowest branches forming low canopy over the wall; T2 Holly - Cut back to the wall and tidy the appearance. G3 Western Red Cedar hedge- Reduce the height by up to a third. The neighbours have made a comment about their lack of light, and this will increase light levels into their garden; T4 &5 Western Red Cedar - Remove to improve light levels into the neighbours garden ; T6 Yew tree - Branch tip reduction up to 1m to formally prune the tree; T7 Western Red Cedar - Branch tip reduction up to 1m to formally prune the tree

As published by the council, reference 19/02774/TCONR

Application record

Reference
19/02774/TCONR
Type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection
Received
24 Jul 2019
Validated
24 Jul 2019
Decided
21 Aug 2019
Ward
Bourton Village
Parish
Bourton On The Water
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL54 2DG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cotswold register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02387/FUL Granted

    Sentosa Letch Lane Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DG

    Proposed underground equipment and keypad access control to the existing gate and associated works

    Decided 6 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 25/02711/TCONR Granted

    Sentosa Letch Lane Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DG

    T.1 Western red cedar - Remove to ground level T.2 Western red cedar group of 14x trees/hedge - Remove to ground level T.3 Spotted laurel - Remove to ground level T.4 Macrocarpa - Remove to ground level T.5 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.6 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.7 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.8 Western red cedar - Remove to ground level T.9 Holly - Reduce and shape by 1m T.10 Laurel and Holly - Mixed hedge - Reduce and shape by 1m T.11 Portugese laurel - Remove to ground level T.12 Lawson cypress - Remove to ground level T.13 Berberis- Remove to ground level T.14 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.15 Yew- Remove to ground level

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2019

    Received by Cotswold

  2. 21 Aug 2019

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cotswold granted permission on 21 August 2019, 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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  • Sentosa Letch Lane Bourton-on-the-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DG

    25/02711/TCONR Submitted 29 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    T.1 Western red cedar - Remove to ground level T.2 Western red cedar group of 14x trees/hedge - Remove to ground level T.3 Spotted laurel - Remove to ground level T.4 Macrocarpa - Remove to ground level T.5 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.6 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.7 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.8 Western red cedar - Remove to ground level T.9 Holly - Reduce and shape by 1m T.10 Laurel and Holly - Mixed hedge - Reduce and shape by 1m T.11 Portugese laurel - Remove to ground level T.12 Lawson cypress - Remove to ground level T.13 Berberis- Remove to ground level T.14 Lawson cypress ?elwoodii? - Remove to ground level T.15 Yew- Remove to ground level

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