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44A Bracken Close Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5AJ

Granted Forest of Dean P0273/26/TPO Works to Trees Covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Reduce the weight of the 4 main branches of Oak tree T2 of DFTPO 8 that are leaning towards the house. These branches will be reduced back to suitable reduction points in accordance with BS 3998 as shown in red on the accompanying photograph. The work is proposed in order to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic branch failure which has the potential to damage the tree and the house of the landowner.

As published by the council, reference P0273/26/TPO

Application record

Reference
P0273/26/TPO
Type
Works to Trees Covered by TPO
Status
Consent
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Decided
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Lydney East
Parish
Lydney
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL15 5AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICER REPORT Officer report · 14 Apr 2026
  • LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 14 Apr 2026
  • SUPPORT - REECE, O Public Comment · 08 Apr 2026
  • SUPPORT - WILKINS, R Public Comment · 13 Mar 2026
  • LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL - EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENT Correspondence · 12 Mar 2026
  • EXTENT OF PROPOSED REDUCTION FOR THE OAK TREES Photographs · 11 Mar 2026
  • TREE BY HOUSE Photographs · 05 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 05 Mar 2026
  • OFFICER TO APPLICANT RE DESCRIPTION OF WORKS Correspondence · 05 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 14 April 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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