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Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

Granted Cotswold 19/04047/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

1 No. Bay laurel (T73 on the accompanying plan). Reduce height by a maximum of 3m and reduce lateral crown spread to match (maximum lateral reduction of approx 1.5m.

As published by the council, reference 19/04047/TCONR

Application record

Reference
19/04047/TCONR
Type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Status
Decided
Decision
No objection
Received
1 Nov 2019
Validated
1 Nov 2019
Decided
14 Nov 2019
Ward
Coln Valley
Parish
Bibury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL7 5NT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cotswold register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00928/TCONR Granted

    Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

    There are approx 15No ivy covered trees out of circa 75 trees that have issues (dead, failing/failed basal unions etc) that are adjacent the road. The 15no will need felling and there are few more that require dead limbs removing from over the road. T1 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - in decline - fell T2 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - bark necrosis and loss, crown die back - fell T3 - Sycamore - circa 200mm diameter stem - bark necrosis and loss - fell T4 - Larch - semi mature, circa 300mm diameter stem - moribund - fell to ground level T5 - Larch - semi mature, circa 300mm diameter stem - dead - fell to ground level T6 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - included union at 1m - fell T7 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - tri union at 1m. included bark and previous limb loss T8 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - in decline - fell G1 - 7No Norway maple - semi mature, average 300mm diameter stem and smaller - Fell to ground level See attached tree location plan and example images

    Decided 16 Apr 2026 Trees
  • 24/03054/TCONR Granted

    Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

    T1 - common lime - Minor works - crown lift to provide 3.5 to 4m of ground clearance (current ground clearance is circa 2.5 to 3m) T2 - sycamore - Minor works - crown lift to provide 3.5 to 4m of ground clearance (current ground clearance is circa 2.5 to 3m) T3 - common walnut - Minor works - leaning tree over access road (stem lean at circa 35 degrees) - crown lift to provide circa 4m of ground clearance and thin crown by no more than 20% to reduce end weight and limit progression of stem lean T4 - holm oak - Minor works - crown lift to provide 3.5 to 4m of ground clearance (current ground clearance is circa 2.5 to 3m)

    Decided 4 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 21/03782/TCONR Granted

    Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

    1 No. Domestic Apple (T58 on the accompanying plan). mature tree. Growing through crown of adjacent large walnut. Heavily reduced in the past. dbh approx 250mm. Stem hollow to 2m. low leaf density. Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. Golden Elm (T71 on the accompanying plan). Young, small tree. dbh approx 150mm . The tree is in decline. Approx 40% of viable crown remains. Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. laburnum (T60 on the accompanying plan). Mature tree for species. dbh approx 300mm. The tree is growing through the crown of the adjacent walnut and suppressing the adjacent Box Elder (the better long-term trees). The tree has numerous poor quality main branch attachments (characteristic for species). Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. Judas tree (T61 on the accompanying plan). dbh approx 300mm. The tree is growing through the crown of, and is heavily suppressed by, the adjacent walnut tree (the better long-term tree). Fell to ground level and remove stump. See attached tree location plan. For info: Numerous new trees will be planted across the site in the next planting season (winter 2020/21)

    Decided 13 Oct 2021 Trees
  • 20/02841/TCONR Granted

    Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

    1 No. Common ash (T47 on the accompanying plan). Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. Foxglove tree (T40 on the accompanying plan). Fell to ground level and remove stump.

    Decided 25 Aug 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2019

    Received by Cotswold

  2. 14 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 20 Aug 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 14 November 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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    20/04317/TCONR Submitted 30 Nov 2020 0m away

    Dismantle the large Thuja (ID#1) located at the front of the property. Thuja has outgrown it environment and too close to the retaining wall and near the powerlines. Leave stump as close to ground as possible

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  • Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

    21/03782/TCONR Submitted 5 Oct 2021 0m away

    1 No. Domestic Apple (T58 on the accompanying plan). mature tree. Growing through crown of adjacent large walnut. Heavily reduced in the past. dbh approx 250mm. Stem hollow to 2m. low leaf density. Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. Golden Elm (T71 on the accompanying plan). Young, small tree. dbh approx 150mm . The tree is in decline. Approx 40% of viable crown remains. Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. laburnum (T60 on the accompanying plan). Mature tree for species. dbh approx 300mm. The tree is growing through the crown of the adjacent walnut and suppressing the adjacent Box Elder (the better long-term trees). The tree has numerous poor quality main branch attachments (characteristic for species). Fell to ground level and remove stump. 1 No. Judas tree (T61 on the accompanying plan). dbh approx 300mm. The tree is growing through the crown of, and is heavily suppressed by, the adjacent walnut tree (the better long-term tree). Fell to ground level and remove stump. See attached tree location plan. For info: Numerous new trees will be planted across the site in the next planting season (winter 2020/21)

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    24/03054/TCONR Submitted 11 Oct 2024 0m away

    T1 - common lime - Minor works - crown lift to provide 3.5 to 4m of ground clearance (current ground clearance is circa 2.5 to 3m) T2 - sycamore - Minor works - crown lift to provide 3.5 to 4m of ground clearance (current ground clearance is circa 2.5 to 3m) T3 - common walnut - Minor works - leaning tree over access road (stem lean at circa 35 degrees) - crown lift to provide circa 4m of ground clearance and thin crown by no more than 20% to reduce end weight and limit progression of stem lean T4 - holm oak - Minor works - crown lift to provide 3.5 to 4m of ground clearance (current ground clearance is circa 2.5 to 3m)

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT

    26/00928/TCONR Submitted 20 Mar 2026 0m away

    There are approx 15No ivy covered trees out of circa 75 trees that have issues (dead, failing/failed basal unions etc) that are adjacent the road. The 15no will need felling and there are few more that require dead limbs removing from over the road. T1 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - in decline - fell T2 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - bark necrosis and loss, crown die back - fell T3 - Sycamore - circa 200mm diameter stem - bark necrosis and loss - fell T4 - Larch - semi mature, circa 300mm diameter stem - moribund - fell to ground level T5 - Larch - semi mature, circa 300mm diameter stem - dead - fell to ground level T6 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - included union at 1m - fell T7 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - tri union at 1m. included bark and previous limb loss T8 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - in decline - fell G1 - 7No Norway maple - semi mature, average 300mm diameter stem and smaller - Fell to ground level See attached tree location plan and example images

    Granted Trees 7 docs

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    Ashland House Somerford Keynes Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6DT

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