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Kingsweir Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LG

Granted Forest of Dean P1297/25/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 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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 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.

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 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 Photographs · 16 Oct 2025
  • PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE Photographs · 16 Oct 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Oct 2025

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What 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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