Planning application
Westfield High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove 1 x Pine tree (T1 on the plan), and a group of 2 x Fir and 1 x Sycamore (T2-T4 on the plan).
As published by the council, reference P1536/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P1536/25/TCA
- Type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lydney West & Aylburton
- Parish
- Lydney
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GL15 5DU
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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P1073/24/TCA Granted
Westfield High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DU
G1 Ash (4 trees) - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. G2 Ash (3 trees) - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. T1 & T2 - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to allow the safe removal of G1. The ash trees within the boundaries of this property have dropped significant branches both within and into neighbour's properties. All trees will be replaced on a one for one basis (species TBC).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Forest of Dean
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16 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jan 2026
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
- LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Forest of Dean granted permission on 19 January 2026, 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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Westfield High Street Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DU
G1 Ash (4 trees) - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. G2 Ash (3 trees) - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. T1 & T2 - Fell due to the presence of ash dieback. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to allow the safe removal of G1. The ash trees within the boundaries of this property have dropped significant branches both within and into neighbour's properties. All trees will be replaced on a one for one basis (species TBC).
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P1107/26/TCA Awaiting decision
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P1085/26/TPO Awaiting decision
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