Planning application
Woodville Upper Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4RB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell 1 x Apple tree in rear garden of property. The tree has become unstable, is hollow in the trunk and leaning. It has visible cavities and is looking structurally weak with signs of internal decay. There are concerns that the tree might collapse in high winds.
As published by the council, reference P1275/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P1275/25/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Pillowell
- Parish
- West Dean
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 4RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Forest of Dean
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11 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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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
- APPLICATION FORM
- SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 11 November 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.
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