Planning application
Bathurst Park Bathurst Park Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5HG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pollard Willow (T1 on sketch plan) to suitable pollard points to establish a sustainable pollard framework. Works are proposed to manage excessive crown extension, reduce the risk of limb failure (with evidence of previous limb breakage), and enable long-term cyclical management appropriate to its location within a public park.
As published by the council, reference P0129/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P0129/26/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lydney West & Aylburton
- Parish
- Lydney
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 5HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P0938/26/TCA Granted
Bathurst Park Bathurst Park Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5HG
Remove Cherry tree (T1) due to decline in health and associated structural integrity. Lift crown of Holm Oak (T2) to give 6 metres clearance to facilitate removal of an old storage container and the delivery of a new storage container.
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P1325/25/TCA Granted
Bathurst Park Bathurst Park Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5HG
Undertake works to various trees in Bathurst Park as per the accompanying tree survey extract and associated mapping
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BFG Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cheltenham
Active · incorporated 2026 · Cheltenham
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL
- SKETCH PLAN
- WILLOW TREE AND SURROUNDING AREA
- WILLOW TREE AND SURROUNDING AREA
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 10 March 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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