80 Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00343/TPOA - Tree preservation order application (works to) Approved

Proposal

T1 Beech tree - Fell to ground level in order to remove the risk of personal injury or collateral damage to the owners and general public. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Worcester City (Political Boundary)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Worcester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Worcester
Application type
Tree preservation order application (works to)
Postcode
WR5 2NL
Received
19 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Nunnery Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Nicks Tree Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 6 days faster than Worcester's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
77decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Worcester in the last twelve months, from validation. Worcester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Apr 2026
Comments by
16 May 2026
Worcester
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#117 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Worcester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #73 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Worcester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #214 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #185 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #73 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #137 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
41 decided
427
Total decisions
62 refused in the year to March 2026