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School House Driffield Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PY

Granted Cotswold 24/02388/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) Silver Birch at the front of the house - Reduce the height by 5.0 - 6.0m, ensuring it remains no less than 10.0m tall. Reduce the spread by up to 4.0m where necessary to leave it more balanced. The finished radial spread will be no less than 6.0m. (2) Sycamore to the side. Fell to near ground level. (3) Apple by the seating area - Reduce all over by up to 1.5 metres to contain it at an acceptable size. (4) Two large Ash trees in the back garden - Remove major deadwood.

As published by the council, reference 24/02388/TCONR

Application record

Reference
24/02388/TCONR
Type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection
Received
15 Aug 2024
Validated
15 Aug 2024
Decided
18 Sep 2024
Ward
The Ampneys & Hampton
Parish
Driffield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL7 5PY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cotswold register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00547/COMPLY Granted

    School House Driffield Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PY

    Compliance with conditions 4 (sample walling panel), 7 (details - window) and 9 (replacement trees) of permission 25/01648/FUL - Erection of single storey side extension with associated plant room

    Decided 31 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 22/01157/FUL Granted

    School House Driffield Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PY

    Erection of a first floor extension and lean to side extension

    Decided 5 Apr 2023 Full applications
  • 21/03820/TCONR Granted

    School House Driffield Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PY

    (1) T701. Fell to near ground level. (2) G1. Cut back to near the wall to clear the building by approximately 2.0m. (3) T712 and T713. Remove major deadwood and any hung up branches. (4) G3. Fell 2 dead Elms.

    Decided 25 Nov 2021 Trees
  • 21/03165/CLEUD Granted

    School House Driffield Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5PY

    Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for residential use of the land as garden / curtilage.

    Decided 14 Oct 2021 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2024

    Received by Cotswold

  2. 18 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cotswold granted permission on 18 September 2024, 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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