Sycamore House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/03279/TCONR - Works to trees in conservation areas Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1. Reduce lower levels of Western Red Cedar by 5m and reduce height on the boundary overhanging Cherry Tree House by 2 metres 2. Fell 1 x Beech tree overhanging and overshadowing neighbouring roof at Cherry Tree House. No replacement due to overcrowding 3. Reduce Leylandii hedge by 50% to 8 metres - overshadowing and overhanging Stable Cottage 4. Ash Die Back - 3 x trees on edge of Conservation area. Fell middle Ash with stage 3 Ash Die Back. Reduce crown of 2 Ash trees with Stage 2 Ash Die Back. No replacement for felled Ash due to light and overcrowding 5. Dead Silver Birch due to drought-stress - fell and replace with Field Maple on Conservation boundary in same location Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from Cotswold's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF PHOTO 1 (CEDAR) Photograph · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 2 (BEECH) Photograph · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ANNOTATED PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAP Applicant/Agent Correspondence · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Withington 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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 1

Last sold for £1,010,000 in June 2022. Detached house, freehold.

9 June 2022£1,010,000

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

Building

Floor area155 m² (1,668 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (27 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Postcode
GL54 4DA
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Sandywell
Parish
Withington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Cotswold usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
953decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Erection of a three bay weatherboard garage
23/00196/FUL
2023 Approved
Erection of a three bay weatherboard garage
23/00196/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Installation of a 1300 Litre Oil Tank to front garden
25/00256/FUL
2024 Approved
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2023 Withdrawn
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2023 Withdrawn
Maple House Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DA
Erection of a carport/bike shed
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2023 Approved
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23/00491/FUL
2023 Approved
3 The Farthings Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DF
Erection of first floor extension and associated works
23/00491/FUL
2023 Approved
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23/00088/FUL
2023 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Creation of 5 residential dwellings (part change of use and part demolition and redevelop…
23/00088/FUL
2022 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Variation of Condition 2 (drawing numbers) of permission 22/03366/FUL (Variation of Condi…
22/03960/FUL
2022 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Variation of Condition 2 (drawing numbers) of permission 22/03366/FUL (Variation of Condi…
22/03960/FUL
2022 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Variation of Condition 2 (drawing numbers) of permission 21/04597/FUL (Creation of 5 resi…
22/03366/FUL
2022 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Variation of Condition 2 (drawing numbers) of permission 21/04597/FUL (Creation of 5 resi…
22/03366/FUL
2021 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Creation of 5 residential dwellings (part change of use and part demolition and redevelop…
21/04597/FUL
2021 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Creation of 5 residential dwellings (part change of use and part demolition and redevelop…
21/04597/FUL
2021 Approved
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Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the T…
21/04027/SCR
2021 Approved
Land At Withington Gloucestershire
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the T…
21/04027/SCR
2021 Approved
Meadowside (Land Adjacent To Willowside Farm) Withington Gloucestershire
Creation of 5 residential dwellings (part change of use and part demolition and redevelop…
21/01145/FUL
2017 Approved
Silverdale Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DA
Trees located in the rear garden. Western Red Cedars / Thuja x 3 - RemoveWestern Red Ceda…
17/02262/TCONR
2016 Approved
Silverdale Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DA
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension and a first floor rear extension (rev…
16/02008/FUL
2016 Approved
Silverdale Withington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 4DA
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension and a first floor rear extension (rev…
16/02008/FUL
2016 Approved
Felday 6 The Farthings Withington CHELTENHAM Gloucestershire GL54 4DF
Front and rear extensions
16/01884/FUL
2016 Approved
Felday 6 The Farthings Withington CHELTENHAM Gloucestershire GL54 4DF
Front and rear extensions
16/01884/FUL
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
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.