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Church Farm Mork Lane St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6QE

Granted Forest of Dean P1492/24/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

Pollard seven Lime trees to a height of between 1.5 and 2.3m, according to prior management. These trees were last pollarded ten years ago (Application P0950/13/TCA) and now need doing again. Branches are breaking off and they are encroaching on the highway.

As published by the council, reference P1492/24/TCA

Application record

Reference
P1492/24/TCA
Type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
6 Dec 2024
Validated
6 Dec 2024
Decided
3 Jan 2025
Ward
St Briavels
Parish
St Briavels
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL15 6QE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Dec 2024

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 3 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

  • ST BRIAVELS PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 24 Dec 2024
  • SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 06 Dec 2024

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 3 January 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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