Old Chapel High Street Blockley Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 9EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02569/TCONR - Works to trees in conservation areas Approved

Proposal

1 Conifer by wall and steps - take out two lower branches. 2 Mahonia - take out deadwood. 3 Laurel - trim. 4 Remove honeysuckle over confifer and remove deadwood. 5 - Trim Arbetus and laurel overlooking patio and shrub beneath fire alarm. 6 Trim Whitebeam and remove branch adjacent neighbouring window. Trim pyracantha along the rear fence. Straighten vegetation along hedge. 7 - Trim underside of Holly and shape shrubs on either side of the steps. 8-10 - Remove honeysuckle from firs, trim and tidy hedge adjoining lawn on underside of firs. 11 - Trim laurel and honeysuckle at rear of car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Baptist Chapel
List entry 1153355 · The pin is inside its outline · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (23 Grade II)
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.
Blockley 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Blockley built-up area; 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. 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 2

Last sold for £580,000 in April 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

28 April 2004£580,000
2 November 1995£240,000

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

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Postcode
GL56 9EX
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Blockley
Parish
Blockley
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
No objection
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 18 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
671decided 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15181670
Planning Portal ref
PP-15181670
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use