Planning application
St Philip And St James Church Church Lane Whittington Worcester WR5 2RQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Yew - reduce the branches by approx. 50 - 100 cm that are leading in a south easterly direction/Raise the crown to approx. 2 meters/Reduce any over-extended branches T2 - Yew -reduce the branches leading towards T1 to maintain a space between crown(s) T2 - Holly - Fell Holly next to Yew (Leave a 4' stump) Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
As published by the council, reference W/26/01497/CAN
Application record
- Reference
- W/26/01497/CAN
- Type
- Tree works within a conservation area
- Status
- Decision - Other
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington Ward
- Parish
- Whittington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WR5 2RQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Wychavon
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wychavon granted permission on 13 July 2026, 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.
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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