Planning application
Woodcroft House Gower Lane Woodcroft Chepstow Gloucestershire NP16 7PZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Undertake the following works to trees covered by Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 130. Ash T6, reduce whole tree by one third as it has become too large with numerous limbs having fallen off this year. Thuja T18, remove dead branches. Cedar T30, reduce branches that are touching the house by between 1 and 2 metres as shown on the accompanying photograph.
As published by the council, reference P0575/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P0575/26/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Tidenham
- Parish
- Tidenham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP16 7PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 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
14 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- TIDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- PARISH REQUEST TO EXTEND COMMENTING DATE
- OFFICER AGREEMENT TO PARISH EOT
- APPLICANT TO OFFICER RE TREE REDUCTION
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE BY BUILDING
- OFFICER TO APPLICANT RE TREE REDUCTION
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 30 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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