Bishops Hill Nature Reserve Ropeway Bishops Itchington

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/01366/TPO Granted

  Bishops Hill Nature Reserve Ropeway Bishops Itchington

  7 trees on boundary of nature reserve and properties on Rupert Kettle Drive, Meadow Crofts and Bishops Gate to be felled and stacked. - Fell due to being infected with dieback and have been deemed an unacceptable risk through internal ash dieback management policy due to loss of crown density, size of tree and location adjacent to property.

  Decided 29 Jun 2026 Trees

1. 3 Sep 2024

   Received by Stratford-on-Avon

2. 9 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Withdrawn

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before Stratford-on-Avon decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. 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.

• Harbury Cement Works Bishops Itchington

  19/02995/AMD Submitted 21 Oct 2019 300 yards away

  Non material amendment to previously approved application 16/03142/REM to amend the tenure of 6 no. plots (whilst still incorporating changes as approved under 19/00602/VARY)

  Granted Amendments 10 docs

• 18 Quarry View Bishops Itchington Southam CV47 2EN

  26/01068/LDP Submitted 29 Apr 2026 300 yards away

  Erection of a single-storey glass veranda to the rear elevation of the existing dwelling house.

  Withdrawn Lawful development 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Near To Bishops Itchington (Feldon Vale Solar Farm)

  22/03439/FUL Submitted 22 Nov 2022 300 yards away

  Installation of an underground high voltage (33kV) electrical cable and associated works required to facilitate Feldon Vale Solar Farm.

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Harbury Cement Works Bishops Itchington

  19/03587/S106 Submitted 23 Dec 2019 350 yards away

  Approval of Affordable Housing Specification of S106 Agreements dated 9 September 2014 and 7 March 2018 relating to 19/02995/AMD

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• 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