Planning application
4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pollard 6 x Lime trees covered by Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 107 back to previous cuts at approximately 5 metres height above ground level. The work is to prevent trees from getting too big for location.
As published by the council, reference P1284/24/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P1284/24/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by TPO
- Status
- Consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 18 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 25 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 6 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Newnham
- Parish
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL14 1SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P1285/24/TCA Granted
4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA
Reduce Hazel tree in height by 4 metres. Proposals to pollard the Lime trees are being considered separately under planning application number P1284/24/TPO.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Oct 2024
Received by Forest of Dean
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25 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P1285/24/TCA Granted
4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA
Reduce Hazel tree in height by 4 metres. Proposals to pollard the Lime trees are being considered separately under planning application number P1284/24/TPO.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- LIME TREE
- REVISED
- OFFICER EMAIL TO AGENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 6 December 2024, 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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