Planning application
Green Meadows High Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lift crown of Sweet Chestnut to 5 metres above ground level over the roadside and to 3 metres above ground level over the adjacent footpath and garden areas. Remove all dead wood throughout the crown.
As published by the council, reference P0748/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P0748/26/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Briavels
- Parish
- St Briavels
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 6TD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P0472/26/TCA Granted
Green Meadows High Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TD
Reduce Walnut (T1) by approximately 4 metres and Cherry (T2) by approximately 3 metres in accordance with BS3998:2010, to reduce windage and allow trees to be maintained at a reasonable size within the setting of the garden. Prune Yew (T3) away from phone line to give between 0.55 and 1 metre clearance.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Forest of Dean
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- ST BRIAVELS PARISH COUNCIL
- ST BRIAVELS PARISH COUNCIL
- PARISH COUNCIL EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE IN CONSERVATION AREA
- TREE IN CONSERVATION AREA
- TREE IN CONSERVATION AREA
- SECTION 211
- SKETCH MAP - SATELLITE IMAGE
- SKETCH MAP
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 22 July 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.
Nearby applications
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The Greenhouse High Street St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6TD
Fell and remove single Crab Apple, located on the northern boundary of the property (see location plan) which is unsightly, suffering from canker, and is no longer flowering or fruiting. The tree will not be replaced but rather other adjacent existing shrubs and herbaceous plants will fill the space created.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Green Meadows High Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TD
Reduce Walnut (T1) by approximately 4 metres and Cherry (T2) by approximately 3 metres in accordance with BS3998:2010, to reduce windage and allow trees to be maintained at a reasonable size within the setting of the garden. Prune Yew (T3) away from phone line to give between 0.55 and 1 metre clearance.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
The Court Pystol Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TE
Crown lift x 1 Beech Tree to 2.4m above ground level over the lawn and crown reduce x 1 Holly Tree by 1.5m at The Court
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The Court Pystol Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TE
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
19 Castle Crescent St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6UA
One Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) to rear of property to be crown reduced by around 30%. To include crown thinning by up to 30%, lateral crown reduction up to 30% (more on lateral limb(s) near house - marked on photo. Reason: Excessive shading and litter encouraging damp and mould in house.
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other tree works applications
In Forest of Dean
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P1107/26/TCA Awaiting decision
Churchcroft Church Road Hewelsfield Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6UL
Undertake the following work to trees on the eastern boundary of the property. Fell 2x Ash trees (1 on sketch plan) which have died. Reduce 1x Hazel (No. 2) in height to 75cm as it is interfering with overhead telephone cables. Fell 1x Ash (No.3) which is interfering with overhead telephone cables and may be diseased. Reduce 1x Holly (No.4) and 1x Laurel (No. 5) in height to 75cm so that they will regrow as bushes in the hedge. Fell 1x Conifer (No. 6) as it is a large tree and one of a cluster which is very overcrowded. All these trees are also casting excessive shade onto neighbouring property of Rookery Cottage.
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P1085/26/TPO Awaiting decision
1 Grange Close Corse Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3SP
Undertake the following works to trees covered by A6 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 179. Reduce crowns of two leaning Willows in rear garden back to previous pruning points and reduce lower limb of one Willow tree by approximately one third. Fell two smaller and dying Ash trees amongst group of five semi-mature Ash trees overhanging the road.
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P0905/26/TCA Decided
The Nurseries Church Square Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DX
Pollard Yew tree near boundary of The Nurseries to a height of approximately 4-5 metres. Tree has a large amount of dead wood and is overhanging the property.
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P0951/26/TCA Granted
The Steps East Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TQ
Coppice 1 x Crack Willow (T1) situated in rear garden of the property.
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P0947/26/TCA Granted
Latchen Rooms Latchen Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0QE
Re-pollard Willow (T4) back to previous pollard points. Prune back and tidy up small broken branch of Goat Willow (G5).