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The Mertons High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AD

Granted Forest of Dean P1696/19/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

Work to x 1 Ash tree at The Mertons to reduce the height of the tree to 6m above ground level and the spread by 4m.

As published by the council, reference P1696/19/TCA

Application record

Reference
P1696/19/TCA
Type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Status
Consent
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
24 Oct 2019
Validated
24 Oct 2019
Decided
3 Dec 2019
Ward
Newnham
Parish
Newnham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL14 1AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Forest of Dean register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P0327/23/TCA Granted

    The Mertons High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AD

    T1 Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) - Pollarding Works. Specification to include removal of all branches back to historic pollard heads at 4m. New shape indicated in red on image. T4 Bay - Crown Reduction Works. Specification to include a spread reduction on neighbour side only of 1.2m, cutting back to strong secondary growth. Shape and balance. New shape indicated in red on image.

    Decided 3 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2019

    Received by Forest of Dean

  2. 3 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Forest of Dean granted permission on 3 December 2019, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • The Mertons High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AD

    P0327/23/TCA Submitted 7 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    T1 Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) - Pollarding Works. Specification to include removal of all branches back to historic pollard heads at 4m. New shape indicated in red on image. T4 Bay - Crown Reduction Works. Specification to include a spread reduction on neighbour side only of 1.2m, cutting back to strong secondary growth. Shape and balance. New shape indicated in red on image.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • Hill Cottage Dean Road Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1AB

    P1040/24/TCA Submitted 23 Aug 2024 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 2 docs
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    P1001/26/TCA Submitted 26 Aug 2026 100 yards away

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    P1283/22/LBC Submitted 9 Sep 2022 100 yards away

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In Forest of Dean

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    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Trees
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  • P1174/26/TCA Awaiting decision

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    Remove lowest limb from Magnolia (T1) and reduce rest of tree by between 1.5 and 2 metres all over. Remove 2 x Cherry trees (T2 and T3) to ground level.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
  • P1188/26/TPO Awaiting decision

    Flat 1 The Lodge Church Street St Briavels Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 6TB

    Reduce single lowest branch of Larch covered by G1 of Tree Preservation Order number DFTPO 23, by 1 metre to achieve clearance from adjacent building.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Trees