Planning application
The Firs Garden Street Stafford Staffordshire ST17 4BT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Forebridge Conservation Area: Scots Pine (1) - Fell. Blue Cupressus (8) - Fell. Bay (22) - Reduce stems to leave central stem only. Sycamore (5) - Repollard
As published by the council, reference 26/42404/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/42404/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Forebridge
- Parish
- Stafford M B
- Postcode
- ST17 4BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Stafford
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Stafford took a median of 132 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Stafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stafford's median decision took 132 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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