Planning application
Witchwood Longhills Road Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6DS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lower crown by approximately 10 metres, reduce length of some overarching branches by 3 metres and remove deadwood from 1no. Lime protected by The Council of the South Shropshire District Council, (Church Stretton) TPO 1959 (SS/00002/59)
As published by the council, reference 26/02036/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02036/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees TPO
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- The Strettons
- Parish
- Church Stretton
- Decision by
- No Data
- Postcode
- SY6 6DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Shropshire
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Shropshire took a median of 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Shropshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Shropshire decided tree works applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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