Planning application
St Lawrence Church Hall The Shambles High Street Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 1AP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Yew: Crown Lift & remove lower bough to give clear sight line to 2.2m; T3 English oak: Crown lift to 2.2m, leaving large bough's untouched but tidying finer leaf growth that impedes sightlines. Remove dead; T4 plum: Poor health. Remove if causing risk; T5 plum: crown lift to 2.2m & remove congested branches; T6 Cherry laurel. Remove suckers, epicormic growth, congested growth; T8 Lime: remove suckers/epicormic growth & Crown lift up to 2.5m to improve sightlines to reduce crime; T10 Yew: Trim back to tidy initially. Next spring renovate to trunk. New growth to be topiarised. Giving more for handrail & improving sightlines for safety in this blind spot; T11 Yew: Crown lift to 2.5m. Trim back canopy to improve sightlines for public safety & to improve CCTV vision. Remove dead & badly cut branches; T12 & T13 Limes: Remove epicormic growth. Crown lift to 2.5m; T16 Yew: Crown lift to 2.5m. Lightly trim back canopy; G1 Crown lift to 2m. Trim back canopy to edge of graves approximately 3m from trunk; T18 Yew: Crown lift to 2.2m; T19 Yew: Remove bottom limb that is going straight up into canopy. Remove the one low branch; T20 Buxus: Remove damaged growth from caterpillar; T21 Topiary Yew: Maintain topiary shape; G2: mixed overgrown hedge. Remove. Scruffy mix of small yew, huge Buxus that has been destroyed. Remove all & leave area clear for view into churchyard around mature trees; T22 Lawson Cypress: Crown lift to 2.2m; T24 Yew: Crown lift to 2.5m. Cut back dead & stumpy branches. Reduce canopy back to clear T23; T25 Yew: Crown lift to 2.2m. Remove lowest branches that are arching down over lawn towards graves, giving clear canopy to 2.2m. Reduce canopy back to clear T23; Lay Hedge along West boundary.
As published by the council, reference S.26/1443/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- S.26/1443/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- GL5 1AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Stroud took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Stroud for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stroud decided tree works applications in a median of 31 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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