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The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

Granted Cotswold 19/04458/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

H.1 Hornbeam hedge reduce by 400mm. G.2 Holm Oak reduce by 750mm. T.1 raise crown Lawson Cypress by 2.5 M. T.2 Trim Lawson G.1 Cut back Lawson Cypress. H.3 Trim Hawthorn tree

As published by the council, reference 19/04458/TCONR

Application record

Reference
19/04458/TCONR
Type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection
Received
4 Dec 2019
Validated
4 Dec 2019
Decided
13 Jan 2020
Ward
Sandywell
Parish
Withington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL54 4BB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cotswold register

This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01352/TCONR Granted

    The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    Reduce 4 Lawson Cypress Trees by 4-5 metres which overlook neighbourts boundary. See Plan G1. Raise Crown Lawson Cypress on Tree G2 to gutter height to allow more light to beneath to neighbour

    Decided 14 May 2026 Trees
  • 25/02392/TCONR Granted

    The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    Lime tree - Reduce height at approximately 8m and remove lateral branch

    Decided 3 Sep 2025 Trees
  • 24/03210/TCONR Granted

    The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    T1 Lime (Linden Tree) - reduce crown by 1.5m and shape to balance. Raise Crown by 1m to lift skirt

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 21/03706/TCONR Granted

    The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    G1 - Cherry - Prune back overhanging branches. Clean crown of deadwood. T1 - Lime - Raise crown to give 2m clearance from ground level

    Decided 6 Oct 2021 Trees
  • 20/03056/TCONR Granted

    The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    T2 Holly, crown raise to give clearance for mowing beneath T3 Dawyck beech, prune back away from tennis court and tip prune lateral branches T4 Silver maple, reduce lateral branches overhanging tennis court by 4m back to appropriate pruning points. Remove dead hanging branch T5 Sycamore, reduce lateral branches overhanging tennis court by 2.5m back to appropriate pruning points T6 Lime, dead stem reduce in height to 10m, remaing crown on live stem reduce in height to be retained at 15m T7 lime, reduce in height to first branch union at 3m

    Decided 8 Oct 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Dec 2019

    Received by Cotswold

  2. 13 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cotswold granted permission on 13 January 2020, 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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  • Haddon House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    20/02836/TCONR Submitted 15 Aug 2020 50 yards away

    Copper beech crown reduction . 15% reduction,( from 12 meters height to 10 meters height)

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    21/03706/TCONR Submitted 27 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    G1 - Cherry - Prune back overhanging branches. Clean crown of deadwood. T1 - Lime - Raise crown to give 2m clearance from ground level

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • Boxtree House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    20/02013/TCONR Submitted 17 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    1. Large Copper Beech - crown reduction 25%; 2. Norway Maple - l fell; 3. Variagated Sycamore - fell; 4. Hazel - - fell; 5. Cherry - overgrown - crown reduction 30%

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • Withington House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    19/04411/TCONR Submitted 29 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Willow pollard to 15ft, Ash one limb to be removed, Ash fell to ground level, Alder pollard to 6ft, Chestnut fell to ground level, Alder fell to ground level, Chestnut one limb to be removed, two Alder by river bank fell to ground level, Copper Beech by gate remove seven lower limbs to create a secondary crown two metres higher all around. Five lime trees pollard these trees back to the orignal pollard points

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • The Close Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    20/03056/TCONR Submitted 1 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    T2 Holly, crown raise to give clearance for mowing beneath T3 Dawyck beech, prune back away from tennis court and tip prune lateral branches T4 Silver maple, reduce lateral branches overhanging tennis court by 4m back to appropriate pruning points. Remove dead hanging branch T5 Sycamore, reduce lateral branches overhanging tennis court by 2.5m back to appropriate pruning points T6 Lime, dead stem reduce in height to 10m, remaing crown on live stem reduce in height to be retained at 15m T7 lime, reduce in height to first branch union at 3m

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • Ballingers Farm Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BB

    23/00021/TCONR Submitted 4 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    To fell to ground level and remove 5 spruce trees (4 in paddock and 1 in driveway).

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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Trees