The Old Schoolhouse 1 Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00327/TCONR - Works to trees in conservation areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Norway Spruce tree to be felled Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Approved
19 Feb 2026

Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SCREENING OPINION Screening Opinion · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Japonica Cottage West Cottage, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Westonbirt Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Registered park or garden about 22 m away: Westonbirt
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Westonbirt built-up area; Priority habitat about 19 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Postcode
GL8 8QT
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
Grumbolds Ash With Avening
Parish
Westonbirt With Lasborough
Case officer
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Decision
No objection
Decision date
19 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 11 days faster than Cotswold's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
757decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
Sherbourne Cottage Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QT
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Withdrawn
Bowleys Cottage 21 Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QT
Erection of single-storey rear extension, demolition of NW shed and alterations to NE shed
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2022 Withdrawn
Bowleys Cottage 21 Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QT
Erection of single-storey rear extension, demolition of NW shed and alterations to NE shed
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2022 Withdrawn
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Erection of single-storey rear extension, demolition of NW shed and alterations to NE shed
22/03971/FUL
2022 Approved
31 Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QT
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22/03110/TCONR
2022 Approved
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T1 - Weeping Pear tree to be trimmed. T2 - Cortinus tree to be reduced by approx. a third…
22/03110/TCONR
2022 Approved
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T1 - Honey Locust tree to be reduced by approx. a third off the canopy height and spread
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2022 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
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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 statistics
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings