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Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

Granted Cotswold 25/02440/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

T7 - Luscombe oak, Lowest lateral limb to south to be reduced by 2 - 3m by drop crotching to reduce weight as limb has crack. T25 - Sycamore, over 50% is dead due to squirrel damage. fell tree to ground level. T1, T2 - Ash trees infected with level 4 ash die back. fell trees to ground level. T3 - English oak. Reduce height by 5m and reduce laterals by 2m, shorten any remaining dead wood to 1m stubs. reason for works large central cavity and p. dryadeus on all cardinal points.

As published by the council, reference 25/02440/TCONR

Application record

Reference
25/02440/TCONR
Type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection
Received
5 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Aug 2025
Decided
10 Sep 2025
Ward
Grumbolds Ash With Avening
Parish
Westonbirt With Lasborough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL8 8QG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cotswold register

This site has had 23 applications since 2019: 20 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02690/TCONR Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    T1 - Yew tree to be crown raised by approximately 3 metres above roof of electric station building T2 and T3 - Holly trees to be felled Reason for works is to keep trees clear from electric building for health and safety

    Decided 17 Sep 2026
  • 26/01367/FUL Awaiting decision

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Installation of roof mounted solar panels across multiple school buildings

    Submitted 29 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00319/FUL Awaiting decision

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Erection of a forest school and associated works

    Submitted 30 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • 25/02977/TCONR Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Tree works as per Guy Watson of Certhia consulting ltd report

    Decided 9 Oct 2025 Trees
  • 25/02930/COMPLY Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Compliance with condition 7 (external stair railing details) of permission 22/03579/FUL - Erection of prep school buildings and associated works

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 25/02620/FUL Withdrawn

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Installation of roof mounted solar panels across five buildings

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • 25/02606/COMPLY Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Compliance with condition 8 (barrier and gate details) of permission 22/03579/FUL - Erection of prep school buildings and associated works

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 24/03668/NONMAT Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Non-Material Amendment (courtyard surfacing materials and walling) to planning permission 22/03579/FUL - Erection of prep school buildings and associated works

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Amendments
  • 24/03201/COMPLY Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Compliance with condition 3 (Sample materials) of permission 22/03579/FUL - Erection of prep school buildings and associated works

    Decided 5 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02774/FUL Granted

    Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG

    Variation of condition 1 (Time limit) of permission 21/02229/FUL - Variation of condition 1 (time limit) of permission 18/03116/FUL - Retention of two temporary classroom buildings (Variation of Condition 1 of permission 15/01551/FUL to retain the buildings for a further period of 3 years)

    Decided 1 Nov 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2025

    Received by Cotswold

  2. 10 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 21 Jul 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 10 September 2025, 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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