Planning application
The Branches Hampshire Gardens Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8HU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce crown of Copper Beech covered by T1 of DFTPO 63 by between 2 and 3 metres to stop tree from coming into contact with neighbours property and to make sure that it is still balanced.
As published by the council, reference P0545/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P0545/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by TPO
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Coleford
- Parish
- Coleford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL16 8HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 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
3 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- COLEFORD TOWN COUNCIL
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 23 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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