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The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Cowbridge

Decided Vale of Glamorgan 2025/01165/TPO Work to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Work to tree covered by TPO No.04 of 2008: Removal of Holm Oak in the corner of the grounds

As published by the council, reference 2025/01165/TPO

Application record

Reference
2025/01165/TPO
Type
Work to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order
Status
Awaiting Determination (no consults)
Decision
Pending
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Cowbridge
Parish
Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Vale of Glamorgan register

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

  • 2024/00990/TPO Granted

    The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Cowbridge

    Work to Tree(s) covered by a Tree Preservation Order : T1 - Works to a mature Holm Oak Tree - re pollarding of tree to previous points, retaining epicormic shoots less than 15mm diameter to maintain some form of photosynthetic capacity. T2- Works to mature Beech Tree - removal of dead wood, crown lifting and all lower foliage over grassed area to 2.5 meters at suitable growth points, removal of rubbing branches / reduce end loading by 20%. T3 - Works to mature Magnolia tree - crown reduction of 0.5 - 1 meter. T4 - Works to mature Magnolia Tree - Crown reduction of 0.5 - 1 meter.

    Decided 9 Dec 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Received by Vale of Glamorgan

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Vale of Glamorgan has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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