Planning application
St Mary The Virgin Church Street St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6RG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove lower branches of: 2 x Yew (T2 and T12 on accompanying tree survey), 3 x Western Red Cedar (T3, T4 and T14) and 4 x Cypress (T6, T13, T14 and T15) to give clearance of approximately 2.4 metres. Remove lower branches of 1 x Yew (T11) to give clearance of approximately 2.4 metres, and reduce overall height to 5 metres. Remove 1 x Indian Bean Tree (T8), to be replaced with same species. Remove 1 x Western Red Cedar (T5), and replace with another tree (species tbc). G1 (Mixed Native Broadleaves) - remove lower limbs and suckers to improve access to graves. G3 (Mixed Native Broadleaves) - Dig up and replant 2 x Native Black Poplar saplings, and prune back Hawthorn stems that are too close to graves. 1 x Cypress (T10) remove regrowth along wall to gate. 2 x Ornamental Cherries next to main path - tidy up canopy and lower branches to avoid crossing branches.
As published by the council, reference P0009/23/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P0009/23/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 3 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 3 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 1 Feb 2023
- Ward
- St Briavels
- Parish
- St Briavels
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 6RG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jan 2023
Received by Forest of Dean
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1 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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1 Sep 2026
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St Briavels Parish Council Applicant
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- TREE REPORT
- PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF WORKS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 1 February 2023, 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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