53 Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Pruning of 13 Trees to the same specification as previous 2022 Notification of Intent to Prune Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 12 with distances
- 19 mChurch CottageGrade II
- 34 mUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, Circa 8 Metres North of the ChancelGrade II
- 36 mRow of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, C2 1/2 Metres East of the East End of the ChapelGrade II
- 39 mChurch of St LawrenceGrade II*
- 43 mTwo Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, Circa 3 Metres North of the North West Corner of the North Aisle Beside the Church PathGrade II
- 47 mSt LawrenceGrade II
- 48 mThe Old RectoryGrade II
- 50 mRow of 6 Headstones in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, Beside the Church Path Circa 3 Metres North of the North DoorGrade II
- 61 mOld Swindon HouseGrade II
- 68 mQueen Anne CottageGrade II
- 88 mSwindon ManorGrade II
- 141 mSwindon HallGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £520,000 in May 2007. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Cheltenham
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- GL51 9RA
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Swindon Village
- Parish
- Swindon
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decision
- No objection raised
- Decision date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 2 days from validation, about the council's usual 1 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Cheltenham is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #63 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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