Bibury Court Church Road Bibury Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5NT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00928/TCONR - Works to trees in conservation areas Approved

Proposal

There are approx 15No ivy covered trees out of circa 75 trees that have issues (dead, failing/failed basal unions etc) that are adjacent the road. The 15no will need felling and there are few more that require dead limbs removing from over the road. T1 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - in decline - fell T2 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - bark necrosis and loss, crown die back - fell T3 - Sycamore - circa 200mm diameter stem - bark necrosis and loss - fell T4 - Larch - semi mature, circa 300mm diameter stem - moribund - fell to ground level T5 - Larch - semi mature, circa 300mm diameter stem - dead - fell to ground level T6 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - included union at 1m - fell T7 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - tri union at 1m. included bark and previous limb loss T8 - Norway Maple - circa 300mm diameter stem - in decline - fell G1 - 7No Norway maple - semi mature, average 300mm diameter stem and smaller - Fell to ground level See attached tree location plan and example images… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Mar 2026
Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Postcode
GL7 5NT
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Coln Valley
Parish
Bibury
Case officer
Show
Decision
No objection
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14798180
Comments by
1 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Cotswold is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #219 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Cotswold decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #128 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #150 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #219 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #212 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,252
Total decisions
138 refused in the year to March 2026