Royal Shakespeare Theatre Waterside Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02366/TREE - Notification for Works to Trees in CA Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 - London plane - Prune away from street light by 2 metres. T2 - laburnham - Remove to ground level. Labelled T10 on location plan. G3 - willows - Group of 2 2illow trees to pollard down to 1.5 metres. Labelled T33 on location plan. T4 - chestnut - To reduce end weight of each main branch by 3 metres. Labelled T37 on location plan. T5 - apple - To remove dead top of tree. Labelled T44 on location plan. T6 - cherry - Lift crown over access point to 2 metre. Labelled T45 on location plan. T7 - ginko biloba - Remove deadwood. Labelled T48 on location plan. T8 - holme oak - Remove dead central branch. Labelled T52 on location plan. T9 and T10 - false acacias - Remove all major deadwood. Labelled T66 and T67 on location plan. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Stratford on Avon's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
List entry 1207396 · 14 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Stratford upon Avon District Council (No 1) 2010
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
Registered park or garden 128 m away: Shakespeare's Gardens, New Place; Scheduled monument 233 m away: Clopton Bridge; Inside the Stratford-upon-Avon built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 24 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

Application type
Notification for Works to Trees in CA
Postcode
CV37 6BB
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
Parish
Stratford-upon-Avon
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
ARB PRO Tree Services
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Stratford on Avon usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
452decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stratford on Avon ranks #142 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stratford on Avon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #94 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #142 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #166 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,257
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.