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55 Longsmith Street Gloucester GL1 2HT

Decided Gloucester 25/00760/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1 Pyrus Spp. Reduce crown by 1 metre and remove deadwood. This is necessary because branches are falling off given the weight. This is currently a danger to the tree and people/property below the tree.

As published by the council, reference 25/00760/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/00760/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
TPO Decision Notice
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Decided
29 Aug 2025
Ward
Westgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL1 2HT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2025

    Received by Gloucester

  2. 29 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: TPO Decision Notice

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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After the decision

Gloucester has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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