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Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

Granted Forest of Dean P1004/25/TCA Trees within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Fell 2 x Japanese Cedar, 1 x Sierra Redwood and 1 x Deodar Cedar. Trees are now too big for the plot, creating excessive shade and are too close to one another. Area will be planted with native broadleaf understorey (Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Rowan and Hazel),

As published by the council, reference P1004/25/TCA

Application record

Reference
P1004/25/TCA
Type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Aug 2025
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Decided
10 Sep 2025
Ward
St Briavels
Parish
St Briavels
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL15 6QE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • P0102/21/DISCON Granted

    Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    Discharge of condition 04 (door details) relating to Listed Building Consent P0533/21/LBC.

    Decided 8 Oct 2021 Conditions
  • P0533/21/LBC Granted

    Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey extension to rear, general repairs and internal alterations, construction of railings and repairs to landing to external stone stairs to barn, landscaping work and the installation of flue to pellet boiler.

    Decided 22 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P0532/21/FUL Granted

    Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    Erection of a single storey extension to rear, general repairs and internal alterations, construction of railings and repairs to landing to external stone stairs to barn, landscaping work and the installation of flue to pellet boiler.

    Decided 22 Jul 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2025

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 10 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

  • PARISH RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 09 Sep 2025
  • PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 09 Sep 2025
  • AERIAL PHOTO 1&2 Drawing · 12 Aug 2025
  • TREES TO BE FELLED Drawing · 12 Aug 2025
  • AERIAL PHOTO 5&6 Drawing · 12 Aug 2025
  • AERIAL PHOTO 3&4 Drawing · 12 Aug 2025
  • PARISH COUNCIL DEADLINE EXTENSION Correspondence · 12 Aug 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 10 September 2025, 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    P1492/24/TCA Submitted 6 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Pollard seven Lime trees to a height of between 1.5 and 2.3m, according to prior management. These trees were last pollarded ten years ago (Application P0950/13/TCA) and now need doing again. Branches are breaking off and they are encroaching on the highway.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • St Mary The Virgin Church Street St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6RG

    P0009/23/TCA Submitted 3 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Remove lower branches of: 2 x Yew (T2 and T12 on accompanying tree survey), 3 x Western Red Cedar (T3, T4 and T14) and 4 x Cypress (T6, T13, T14 and T15) to give clearance of approximately 2.4 metres. Remove lower branches of 1 x Yew (T11) to give clearance of approximately 2.4 metres, and reduce overall height to 5 metres. Remove 1 x Indian Bean Tree (T8), to be replaced with same species. Remove 1 x Western Red Cedar (T5), and replace with another tree (species tbc). G1 (Mixed Native Broadleaves) - remove lower limbs and suckers to improve access to graves. G3 (Mixed Native Broadleaves) - Dig up and replant 2 x Native Black Poplar saplings, and prune back Hawthorn stems that are too close to graves. 1 x Cypress (T10) remove regrowth along wall to gate. 2 x Ornamental Cherries next to main path - tidy up canopy and lower branches to avoid crossing branches.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    P0102/21/DISCON Submitted 25 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 04 (door details) relating to Listed Building Consent P0533/21/LBC.

    Granted Conditions 10 docs
  • Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    P0533/21/LBC Submitted 15 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey extension to rear, general repairs and internal alterations, construction of railings and repairs to landing to external stone stairs to barn, landscaping work and the installation of flue to pellet boiler.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 83 docs
    Small domestic
  • Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

    P0532/21/FUL Submitted 15 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey extension to rear, general repairs and internal alterations, construction of railings and repairs to landing to external stone stairs to barn, landscaping work and the installation of flue to pellet boiler.

    Granted Full applications Extension 84 docs
    Small domestic
  • St Mary The Virgin Church Street St Briavels Gloucestershiref GL15 6RG

    P0386/23/TCA Submitted 15 Mar 2023 100 yards away

    Fell and remove 1 x Cypress tree (T6 on Tree Survey Report); due to being out of scale with surroundings, covering gravestones, proximity to boundary wall and telegraph pole, and likelihood of toppling over in high winds. Replace with a smaller tree.

    Granted Trees 1 doc
    Small domestic

In Forest of Dean

  • P1208/26/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 Bigstone Meadow Tutshill Chepstow NP16 7JU

    Undertake the following works to trees covered by A2 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 152. Remove dead branch from Lime tree. Reduce Sycamore over shed and garden by approximately 2 metres. Reduce Beech over garden and greenhouse by approximately 2 metres. Trim tops of group of Yews by approximately 1 metre.

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Trees
  • P1197/26/TCA Awaiting decision

    3 Box Tree Cottage School Road Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9XG

    Pollard Willow tree to a height of approximately 4 metres.

    9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • P1185/26/TCA Awaiting decision

    Cherrytree Cottage Main Road Lower Yorkley Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4TR

    Reduce a Silver Birch tree from circa 50ft to 35ft.

    7 Oct 2026 Trees
  • P1174/26/TCA Awaiting decision

    Hazelhurst Ledbury Road Dymock Gloucestershire GL18 2AG

    Remove lowest limb from Magnolia (T1) and reduce rest of tree by between 1.5 and 2 metres all over. Remove 2 x Cherry trees (T2 and T3) to ground level.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
  • P1188/26/TPO Awaiting decision

    Flat 1 The Lodge Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TB

    Reduce single lowest branch of Larch covered by G1 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 23, by 1 metre to achieve clearance from adjacent building.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Trees