Planning application
Christmas Cottage Varteg Terrace Shop Road Cwmavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8UR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
3-4 metre crown reduction of a mature Horse Chestnut.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0302/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0302/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Abersychan
- Parish
- Pontypool Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP4 8UR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Torfaen
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Joshua Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Abergavenny
Active · incorporated 2020 · Abergavenny
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- TPO APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- . PONTYPOOL CC
- . ECOLOGIST ENVIRONMENT TEAM
- . ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- HOW THE FEE WAS CALCULATED
- A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPROVED TREE SURVEY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torfaen granted permission on 3 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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