St Mary The Virgin Church Street St Briavels Gloucestershiref GL15 6RG

1. 15 Mar 2023

   Received by Forest of Dean

2. 12 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Granted Permission

3. 22 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Forest of Dean granted permission on 12 April 2023, 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.

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.

• St Mary The Virgin Church Street St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6RG

  P0009/23/TCA Submitted 3 Jan 2023 28m away

  Remove lower branches of: 2 x Yew (T2 and T12 on accompanying tree survey), 3 x Western Red Cedar (T3, T4 and T14) and 4 x Cypress (T6, T13, T14 and T15) to give clearance of approximately 2.4 metres. Remove lower branches of 1 x Yew (T11) to give clearance of approximately 2.4 metres, and reduce overall height to 5 metres. Remove 1 x Indian Bean Tree (T8), to be replaced with same species. Remove 1 x Western Red Cedar (T5), and replace with another tree (species tbc). G1 (Mixed Native Broadleaves) - remove lower limbs and suckers to improve access to graves. G3 (Mixed Native Broadleaves) - Dig up and replant 2 x Native Black Poplar saplings, and prune back Hawthorn stems that are too close to graves. 1 x Cypress (T10) remove regrowth along wall to gate. 2 x Ornamental Cherries next to main path - tidy up canopy and lower branches to avoid crossing branches.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Castle Villa Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG

  P0737/21/LBC Submitted 12 Apr 2021 78m away

  Listed Building consent for the repairs to workshop store wall and reinstatement of link roof timbers (part retrospective).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs

• Castle Villa Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG

  P0783/21/NONMAT Submitted 19 Apr 2021 80m away

  Non material amendment to planning permission P1067/20/FUL to allow for amendments to stone wall and reinstate first floor timbers.

  Granted Amendments 9 docs

• Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

  P1004/25/TCA Submitted 12 Aug 2025 90m away

  Fell 2 x Japanese Cedar, 1 x Sierra Redwood and 1 x Deodar Cedar. Trees are now too big for the plot, creating excessive shade and are too close to one another. Area will be planted with native broadleaf understorey (Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Rowan and Hazel),

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• Castle Villa Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG

  P0007/26/TCA Submitted 5 Jan 2026 107m away

  Fell medium sized Ash tree on rear boundary of property. The tree has grown too large, is damaging boundary wall, has early signs of infection with Ash Dieback Disease and is within falling distance of an outbuilding.

  Granted Trees 8 docs
  Small domestic

• The Malt House Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6RG

  P1157/25/TCA Submitted 16 Sep 2025 113m away

  Reduce crown of Birch tree located in rear garden by approximately 1 metre (15% reduction) to previous pruning points. Work is proposed to provide clearance from neighbouring property, boundary fence and to keep tree at a suitable size for the space.

  Granted Trees 6 docs
  Small domestic

• P1052/26/TCA Awaiting decision

  Hill House Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BJ

  Reduce Magnolia by approximately 1-1.5 metres in accordance with BS3998:2010. In order to maintain it at an appropriate size for it's location.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• P1053/26/TCA Awaiting decision

  Bay Tree House High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BS

  Remove small Bay tree located in the front of the property. The tree is no more than 30 cm away from the front of the house and is putting up suckers through the wall at the front of the house and into the side wall of the property. Replace with a Bay tree within a large pot.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• P1044/26/TPO Awaiting decision

  Land South Of Castleford Gardens Castleford Hill Tutshill NP16 7LE

  Crown lift all roadside trees covered by A1 of Tree Preservation Order number G41 (TPO 22) to a minimum height of 5.2 metres above ground level under the Highways Act, using common law right to cut back to the boundary.

  3 Sep 2026 Trees
• P1037/26/TCA Awaiting decision

  April Cottage Upper Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4RA

  Fell and remove conifer growing in a rockery at the front of April Cottage, due to tree outgrowing its situation.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• P1001/26/TCA Awaiting decision

  Victoria House High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AA

  Prune deciduous Magnolia tree in rear garden by no more than 25%, with main focus being the south facing branches, which are very close to electricity power lines on the boundary of the property.

  26 Aug 2026 Trees