Planning application
Catchpoint Pillowell Road Whitecroft Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4QP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove a cluster of seven Silver Birch trees on boundary between Catchpoint and Crossing Cottage. The trees require removal to enable work to be carried out to stabilise the bank between the two properties.
As published by the council, reference P0542/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P0542/26/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bream
- Parish
- West Dean
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 4QP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- WEST DEAN PARISH COUNCIL
- PARISH COUNCIL - EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMMENTS
- BLOCK PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- TREE SURVEY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 15 June 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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