Church End House Whichford Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5PG

1. 25 Oct 2024

   Received by Stratford-on-Avon

2. 5 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Tree Consent with Conditions

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Stratford-on-Avon granted permission on 11 December 2024, 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.

• The Old House Main Street Whichford CV36 5PG

  21/02222/TREE Submitted 7 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  -T1 Acer species (variegated maple) - Fell, as suppressing adjacent specimen Katsura tree. -T2 Prunus cerasifera (plum-leaf cherry) - Fell. -T3 Sorbus species (rowan) - Fell. -T4 Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula' (weeping silver pear) - Fell.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• White Friars Main Street Whichford Warwickshire CV36 5PG

  23/00756/TREE Submitted 13 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  -T1 conifer - Remove. -T2 sycamore - Reduce to 2metres above ground.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Whichford House Whichford Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5PG

  21/02293/TREE Submitted 15 Jul 2021 200 yards away

  -T1 Taxus baccata (yew) - Crown lift to 2.5metres above ground. Crown reduction to maximum of 1.5metres any side. -T4 Group of 2no. Sorbus aria (whitebeam) - Fell. -T2 Cupressus x leylandii x2no. (Leyland cypress) - Fell. -T16 Cupressus sp. (cypress) - Fell. -T30 Fraxinus excelsior (ash) - Fell. -T33 Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore) - Fell. -T32 Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore) - Pollard eastern section to height of 5metres. -T50 Larix decidua (larch) - Fell. -T55 Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress) - Fell. -T56 Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress) - Fell.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Emmetts Hill Barrats Hill Whichford Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5PG

  26/02189/TREE Submitted 1 Sep 2026 250 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  T1 - willow - Crown reduction of approximately 1-2 metres (30%), pruning back to previous reduction points, with the aim to reduce the size of tree back to growth position in 2021 when the same arboricultural work was undertaken (ref consent: 21/00862/TREE). T2 - wild fruit tree - Possibly a pear tree. The tree is within the fence line of a grazing paddock and it is proposed to fell the tree as it is very old and a significant portion of tree is now dead.

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Whichford House Whichford Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5PG

  26/00919/TREE Submitted 6 Apr 2026 250 yards away

  - G1 yew x3 no. - Crown clean throughout, removing deadwood and reduce by approximately 1.5-2m where possible to balance - G2 yew x3 no. - Reduce tip growth approximately 1m to balance 1no. sparse tree, crown clean and deadwood including neighbouring 2no. trees to improve group, remove poor pruning cuts - G3 yew x5 no. - Crown raise to 4.5m over drive, crown clean lower canopies removing deadwood and poor pruning cuts - G4 yew - Crown raise 4.5m, crown clean lower canopies removing deadwood - G5 willow - Re-pollard x3 no. stems by rear entrance - T1 yew - Crown reduce 2m all round and remove deadwood - T2 yew - Crown reduce by 2m all round and remove deadwood - T3 catalpa - Reduce lateral growth approximately 1.5m to relieve end weight and crown clean throughout - T4 sycamore - Crown reduce and crown clean lightly by 1.5m all round - T5 yew - Crown reduce by 2m all round - T6 walnut - Reduce laterals overhanging tennis court 2m - T7 sycamore - Removal of leaning drive side stem - T8 beech - Crown raise by 3.5m

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Church Mead Whichford Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5PG

  26/00921/TREE Submitted 6 Apr 2026 250 yards away

  - T1 Thuja - Fell (and replace)

  Granted Trees 5 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