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4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA

Granted Forest of Dean P1285/24/TCA Trees within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Relates to P1284/24/TPO

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference P1285/24/TCA

Application record

Reference
P1285/24/TCA
Type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
18 Oct 2024
Validated
18 Oct 2024
Decided
18 Nov 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.

  • P1284/24/TPO Granted

    4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA

    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.

    Decided 6 Dec 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Oct 2024

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • P1284/24/TPO Granted

    4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA

    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.

    Decided 6 Dec 2024 Trees

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

  • PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 04 Nov 2024
  • HAZEL TREES Photographs · 28 Oct 2024

Trade members open them from here.

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 18 November 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 4 Smithyman Court Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1SA

    P1284/24/TPO Submitted 18 Oct 2024 0m away

    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.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 5 - 6 Oak Terrace Station Road Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1DA

    P1098/24/TCA Submitted 9 Sep 2024 47m away

    Fell one specimen of common ash, coppice one specimen of fig (ficus carica), thin and reduce the height of a line of approximately 20-30 Leylandii trees to a height of between 10-15 feet.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 4 Whetstones Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BT

    P1054/24/TCA Submitted 29 Aug 2024 48m away

    T1- Poplar, re-pollard 1-2m below previous pollard points. T2- Poplar, re-pollard 1-2m below previous pollard points. Re-growth from previous pollarding works are now extensive and prone to failure.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 2 Victoria Villas High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BS

    P1547/25/TCA Submitted 17 Dec 2025 57m away

    Eucalyptus in the rear garden behind the property stands at approximately 8m tall and has previously been pollarded to around 6m in height. Re-pollard tree below previous height by 1.5m and shorten side limbs proportionately in order to maintain the tree within the existing small garden space.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 3 Whetstones Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BT

    P1055/24/TCA Submitted 29 Aug 2024 63m away

    T1- Ash, Crown clean, Reduce 3 scaffold branches on south-east side by 2-3m. Over extended branches, concerns of snap out or failure.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • 4 Whetstones Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BT

    P1459/25/TCA Submitted 24 Nov 2025 65m away

    Remove one stem from multi-stemmed Alder (2 on sketch plan) and pollard remaining stems to 12 metres. Pollard single stemmed Alder (3) to 12 metres. Pollard three Italian Alders (4, 5 & 6) below previous pollarding points to 8 metres and cut back on north side adjacent to carport. Pollard Crack Willow (7) above main V at approximately 9 metres. Pollard Crack Willow (8) above V on east branch at approximately 8 metres. Pollard Poplar (9) to 2 metres. Pollard two Ash trees (10 and 11) to between 7 and 8 metres.

    Granted Trees 7 docs

In Forest of Dean

  • 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.

    17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    3 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    13 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 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).

    11 Aug 2026 Trees