Planning application
3 Piermont Drive Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7EB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell 1 x Oak covered by A2 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 152 due to excessive decay in main stem, as shown in the accompanying decay detection report. The tree has been inspected by M Harris Dip Arb L4, TechICFor and deemed unsafe to retain due to the significant decay throughout the tree.
As published by the council, reference P0298/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P0298/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by TPO
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Tidenham
- Parish
- Tidenham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP16 7EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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20 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
TrunkArb Tree Surgery Ltd Agent and applicant, a tree-works contractor registered in Nr Lydney
Active · incorporated 2014 · Nr Lydney
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 96% granted
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4 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- TIDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- DECAY DETECTION INSPECTION REPORT
- LOCATION OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 20 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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