Planning application
Kingsweir Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell 3 x Lawson Cypress standing in a row to the front of the property. All three trees have been in decline in the past year, with two appearing to be dead and the third has a very sparse canopy.
As published by the council, reference P0604/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P0604/26/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Longhope & Huntley
- Parish
- Longhope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL17 0LG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P1297/25/TCA Granted
Kingsweir Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LG
Fell 1 x Flowering Cherry tree in rear garden of Kingsweir, between rear of house and Longhope Brook, due to being unsafe. The tree had two main stems, one stem fell in storm on 8th December 2024, and the second stem is now fragile and rotten at the bottom (see accompanying photographs).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ecotech Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER TO APPLICANT RE TREE REMOVAL
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 22 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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