Planning application
Kingsweir Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell 1 x Flowering Cherry tree in rear garden of Kingsweir, between rear of house and Longhope Brook, due to being unsafe. The tree had two main stems, one stem fell in storm on 8th December 2024, and the second stem is now fragile and rotten at the bottom (see accompanying photographs).
As published by the council, reference P1297/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P1297/25/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Longhope & Huntley
- Parish
- Longhope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL17 0LG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P0604/26/TCA Granted
Kingsweir Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LG
Fell 3 x Lawson Cypress standing in a row to the front of the property. All three trees have been in decline in the past year, with two appearing to be dead and the third has a very sparse canopy.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Forest of Dean
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13 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
- PHOTOGRAPH OF ROTTING AT BOTTOM OF TREE
- PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE
- APPLICATION FORM
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 13 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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