Planning application
The Rectory Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Mature ash with dieback symptoms surrounded by other mature trees, by the main drive of the property - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/01234/TCONR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01234/TCONR
- Type
- Works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Ermin
- Parish
- Elkstone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL53 9PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cotswold register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02389/FUL Awaiting decision
The Rectory Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD
Change of use of horse arena from equestrian to residential use and construction of natural pond with ancillary outbuilding
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24/03470/TCONR Granted
The Rectory Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD
Mature beech with large branches towards buildings - remove rubbing branch over wall and light crown raise over drive
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23/01002/TCONR Granted
The Rectory Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD
Sycamore - dual stem mature tree - fell to the ground Horse Chestnut - mature specimen growing over the drive and dropping branches - 25 to 30% reduction from 18 to 13mts above ground approx
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21/01153/TCONR Granted
The Rectory Elkstone Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD
Prunus spinosa - fell because is growing through the old wall that is being rebuild
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Cotswold
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: No objection
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cotswold granted permission on 14 May 2026, 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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