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M/26/00688/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduce two branches of one yew growing by streetlight by 1.5m and trim lower small diameter growth back to the railing to allow good street lamp range, as detailed in submitted application documents Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 121 m away: The Malvern Hills SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National landscape about 121 m away: Malvern Hills; 6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Great Malvern built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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 5

Last sold for £275,000 in December 2020. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

15 December 2020£275,000
20 September 2013£265,000
23 September 2009£185,000
7 June 2004£280,000
9 January 2004£289,995New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (36 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached flat, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Malvern Hills
Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR14 3HZ
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Great Malvern Ward
Parish
Malvern CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Philip Laney & Jolly

How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 7 days faster than Malvern Hills's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
244decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Malvern Hills is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #45 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Malvern Hills decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #251 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #232 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #45 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #121 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
148 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
744
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.