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The Gatehouse Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2TD

Awaiting decision Worcester 26/00894/CAN Tree works within a conservation area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Two Holly trees to be felled to ground level, both trees are leaning towards the road and showing fairly poor vigour especially the one closest to the street lamp. The trees are furthermore affecting the radiation of light being emitted from the lamp post due to foliage being so close to street light effecting light for pavement and road users.

As published by the council, reference 26/00894/CAN

Application record

Reference
26/00894/CAN
Type
Tree works within a conservation area
Status
Pending Decision
Received
30 Sep 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Battenhall Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WR5 2TD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2026

    Received by Worcester

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Worcester took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Worcester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Worcester decided tree works applications in a median of 42 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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