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Heystone House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BE

Granted Cotswold 20/03908/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

Acer Negundo - fell to ground level, Copper Beach - reduce canopy back to previous reduction points and crown thin 10%

As published by the council, reference 20/03908/TCONR

Application record

Reference
20/03908/TCONR
Type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection
Received
29 Oct 2020
Validated
29 Oct 2020
Decided
30 Nov 2020
Ward
Sandywell
Parish
Withington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL54 4BE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cotswold register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03450/TCONR Granted

    Heystone House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4BE

    T1- Copper Beech- Reduce Crown back to previous pruning points to maintain distance from the house.

    Decided 19 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Oct 2020

    Received by Cotswold

  2. 30 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cotswold granted permission on 30 November 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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