Planning application
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Felling one Leylandii on the roadside near the entrance to the property. The positioning of this tree is problematic (Leyland 1 on sketch plan). Felling one large Leylandii on the garden boundary (Leyland 2 on the attached sketch plan)
As published by the council, reference 25/02510/TCONR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02510/TCONR
- Type
- Works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection
- Received
- 8 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 8 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Coln Valley
- Parish
- Bibury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL7 5NY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cotswold register
This site has had 7 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02445/LBC Awaiting decision
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Structural repair works to roof and walls, replacement chimneys and window cills
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25/02984/TCONR Granted
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Significant yew tree adjacent to Orchard House . Prune back by 1-2m and re-shape
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25/02988/TCONR Granted
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Felling of one large mature poplar tree.
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25/02673/TCONR Granted
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Group of trees spread through the thickly planted roadside / fieldside boundary, as marked on plan. Fell 45 leylandii, 18 Western Red Cedars and 12 spruce, which are spread through this boundary, interspersed amongst other species being retained.
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24/02447/TCONR Granted
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Crown Lifting all roadside Leylandii and Western Red Cedar trees by 2metres, to enable all traffic to use the road more easily and safely. This roadside boundary consists of 9 leylandii, 62 western red cedars. There are other species within it, including limes, holm oaks, spruce and beech, however it is the leylandii and western reds which are predominantly sprawling over the road. Light maintenance pruning maybe required to the other species at the same time.
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24/02451/TCONR Granted
Orchard House Ablington Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NY
Two fully mature poplar trees near the river. Fell to ground.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Aug 2025
Received by Cotswold
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27 Aug 2025
Decision issued: No objection
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cotswold granted permission on 27 August 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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