Planning application
34 Par Four Lane Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5GD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce canopy of Alder in front garden covered by A2 of DFTPO 172 by approximately 2 metres. Remove epicormic growth at base and raise canopy to 2.5 metres from ground level. Work is proposed to reduce overall size as tree is outgrowing position and to allow light filtration to underlying features.
As published by the council, reference P0171/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P0171/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by TPO
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lydney East
- Parish
- Lydney
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 5GD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Fountain Treeworks Ltd Agent, registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2011 · Bristol
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 73% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL
- PARISH EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- OFFICER COPY
- AERIAL - LOCATION PLAN
- DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 25 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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