Cobden Villas Spider Lane Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 1EF Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/1385/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Yew - reduce the height by approximately 2m and the spread by approximately 2.5m all round. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Local nature reserve 84 m away: Bisley Road Cemetery
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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
National landscape 224 m away: Cotswolds; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Stroud built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Council
Stroud
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL5 1EF
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Stroud Trinity Ward
Parish
Stroud Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Consent
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 4 days faster than Stroud's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
293decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stroud
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Stroud ranks #98 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stroud decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #181 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #166 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #98 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #144 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
54 decided
964
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026

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