Planning application
44A Bracken Close Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5AJ
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 As published: 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
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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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
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL
- SUPPORT - REECE, O
- SUPPORT - WILKINS, R
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL - EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENT
- EXTENT OF PROPOSED REDUCTION FOR THE OAK TREES
- TREE BY HOUSE
- LOCATION PLAN
- OFFICER TO APPLICANT RE DESCRIPTION OF WORKS
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Open the documentsWhat 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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