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Church Villa High Street Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9US

Granted Forest of Dean P1546/25/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

Reduce crown of Walnut tree in rear garden by up to 10% by removing over-growing side branches. Work is proposed to reduce shade cast by tree on the garden.

As published by the council, reference P1546/25/TCA

Application record

Reference
P1546/25/TCA
Type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Decided
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook
Parish
Ruardean
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL17 9US

Site history

Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P1231/21/TCA Granted

    Church Villa High Street Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9US

    Fell: 1 x Golden Lawson Cypress (T7), 1 x Lilac (T17), 2 x Apple (T13 and T15), and 5 x Plum (T9, T23, T24, T25 and T26). Replace with new, healthy fruit trees.

    Decided 10 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    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

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 20 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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