Planning application
Garden Cottage The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Dead tree - Fell T2 - Red Acer - Re pollard just above old points by removing 1 metre T3 - Plum - Reduce by 0.5 metres all round, remove deadwood
As published by the council, reference 26/02677/TCONR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02677/TCONR
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- GL7 5NT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cotswold register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03826/TCONR Granted
Garden Cottage The Square Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT
T1 - Acer - Reduce by 0.5 metres to old points. T2 - Acer - Re pollard to new lower points at 2 meters to encourage growth due to dieback. T3 - Acer - Reduce by 0.5 to around old points. T4 - Cherry - Reduce by 0.5 metres to improve shape and form. T5 - Acer - Reduce by 0.5 metres to improve shape and form
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Cotswold
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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What happens while it is decided
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About this record
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