St James Church Park Lane Southam Warwickshire CV47 0JA

1. 12 Dec 2022

   Received by Stratford-on-Avon

2. 23 Jan 2023

   Decision issued: Tree Consent with Conditions

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Stratford-on-Avon granted permission on 23 January 2023, 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.

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.

• 1 Kirkwall Southam CV47 0HQ

  24/02279/TREE Submitted 4 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  -T1 spruce (noted as pine on notification form) - Reduce crown from 14.5metres to 11metres height.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 23 Oxford Street Southam CV47 1NS

  21/02583/TREE Submitted 2 Aug 2021 100 yards away

  -T1 conifer (dead) - Fell. -T2 ash (dead) - Fell. -T3 western red cedar - (Amended proposals). Crown lift to a height, no more than one third of the overall height of the tree. -T4 apple - Fell. -T5 hornbeam - (Amended proposals). Crown lift to a height, no more than one third of the overall height of the tree. -G1, sycamore x2no. on river bank, growing adjacent to hornbeam and western red cedar - Fell. -T7 and T8 - apple - dead branches to be removed, -T9 laurel hedge - reduce height by up to 5 metres and width by 2 metres.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 1 Bull Street Mews Bull Street Southam CV47 1PT

  21/02557/TPO Submitted 10 Aug 2021 100 yards away

  -T1 yew - reduce height by 2metres and reduce spread by 1-2metres to shape.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Bull Street Mews Bull Street Southam CV47 1PT

  21/02209/LDP Submitted 17 May 2021 150 yards away

  Part demolition of existing brickwork boundary wall, which has been affected due to its proximity to the existing Yew tree, and its part replacement with a timber boundary fence.

  Granted Lawful development Demolition Trees 8 docs
  Small domestic

• The Original Factory Shop Oxford Street Southam CV47 1NS

  26/00500/PIP Submitted 16 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Permission in Principle - Residential led, re-development to create up to 9no. dwellings and 180m sq of retail floor space and associated works

  Granted Outline 28 docs
  Several homes

• Warwickshire Police Authority Southam Police Station High Street Southam CV47 0HB

  25/00831/FUL Submitted 31 Mar 2025 150 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~27 May

  Redevelopment of site including demolition of existing building to provide specialised supported housing (SSH) accommodation comprising 21 self-contained one-bedroom apartments (Use Class C3(b)), together with associated parking, open space and landscaping.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Demolition 83 docs

• 26/02087/TREE Granted

  The Lodge Coughton Court Coughton Alcester B49 5JA

  -T1 - lawson cypress - Fell to ground level along with adjacent smaller dead multi-stemmed cypress -G1 - cherry laurel and laburnum - Remove laburnum and dead laurel stems/branches. Reduce main upright laurel stems to around 1.8m and cut back side branching in line with garden fence and edge of drive -T4 - apple - Fell to ground level and treat stump -G2 - hawthorne and holly - reduce individual stems to approx. 1.8m -T5 - wych elm - Fell to ground level and treat stump -T6 - smooth leaved holly - Reduce height to approx. 7m -T7 - cappadocian maple - Fell to ground level and treat stump

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/02187/TREE Granted

  7 - 9 Butter Street Alcester B49 5AL

  T1 - Cedar - Raise crown to a height of 8 metres T2 - Western red cedar - Raise crown to a height of 8 metres Amended specification by agreement (prune to 8m rather than 15m).

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02105/TREE Granted

  St Nicholas Church Butter Street Alcester B49 5AL

  T1 - lime - Lift canopy to clear church by 2metres, cut back to clear lamp post by 1metre. T2 - holly - Fell

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 30 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/02037/TREE Granted

  Brookfield 9 Church Road Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9UX

  -G1 x 2 - cypress (marked red) - Fell -T1 - goat willow (marked red) - Fell as leans at an angle and appears dead. -T2 - laburnam (marked blue) - Pollard by 3metres - to approx 5 metres height -T3 - Rabinia (marked blue) - Pollard by 3metres - to approx 5 metres height -T4 - cyprus tree - no colour- to be repollarded back to previous pollard points- to approx 5 metres height

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02115/TREE Granted

  Avon House Lower End Avon Dassett CV47 2AR

  T1 - cherry - Prune canopy adjacent to overhead telephone lines to provide suitable clearance, removing branch growth by up to 0.5 metres. Prune back to suitable growth points where practicable. T2 - crab apple - Reduce crown in height and lateral spread by up to 1.5 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points and retaining a balanced natural crown. Works are proposed to maintain the tree at a size appropriate to its garden setting. T3 - walnut - Reduce crown in height and lateral spread by approximately 1.5 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points where available and retaining a balanced framework. The tree has become dominant within the garden and the works are intended to reduce its overall size and improve light levels while retaining the tree. T4 - yew - Reduce crown by up to 3 metres in height and up to 1 metre in lateral spread, retaining a balanced crown and suitable live growth. T5 - holly - Reduce crown in height by up to 3 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points where practicable and retaining a balanced crown. T6 - hawthorn - Reduce crown by up to 1.5 metres in height and up to 0.5 metre in lateral spread, pruning back to suitable growth points where practicable and retaining a balanced crown. Works are proposed as part of the ongoing management of T4-T6 to reduce their overall size and alleviate excessive shading. The applicant has raised concerns regarding cracking to the side of the property in proximity to T4 and T5. No assessment of causation is being submitted as part of this application. The proposed works are primarily intended to manage the size of the trees and reduce excessive shading.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Trees