Planning application
6 The Orchards Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0PZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crab Apple in hedge-line between 6 The Orchards' garage and Dambarn Cottages parking - prune back crown by no more than 50% to bring crown height to just below level of garage, and thin out centre of crown by removing dead, damaged, diseased and crossing branches. Elder tree at rear of 6 The Orchards' garage - remove lower branches to raise crown to 3 m above ground level and reduce height to 4 metres.
As published by the council, reference P0029/23/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P0029/23/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 9 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Longhope & Huntley
- Parish
- Longhope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL17 0PZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P1261/25/TCA Granted
6 The Orchards Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0PZ
Reduce crown of Crab Apple tree at front of house by 25% as it is growing into the side of the double garage (including guttering) and blocking neighbours access to their parking spaces. Reduce crown of Rowan tree at rear of house by 25% as it is dominating our decking area and blocking the sun. Dead willow and overgrown hazel to be felled at rear of house as both are interfering with fence line and degrading the brook gabion wall.
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P0293/23/TCA Granted
6 The Orchards Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0PZ
Ash tree (labelled incorrectly as elder tree on sketch plan) at rear of double garage - to be felled.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2023
Received by Forest of Dean
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3 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- CONFIRMATION OF THE PROPOSED EXTENT OF WORK
- SKETCH OF TREE LOCATIONS
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTO
- OFFICER EMAIL CHANGE TO TCA APPLICATION
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 3 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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