Stonewood Swindon Hall Grounds Church Road Swindon Village Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 9QR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T.1 - Sycamore - dead due to sooty bark disease (Cryptostroma corticale) - remove T.2 - Sycamore - dead due to sooty bark disease (Cryptostroma corticale) - remove T.3 - Sycamore - Crown dieback and wilting due to drought stress -possible SBD - remove T.4 - Sycamore - clean crown of major deadwood and hanging branches. T.5 - Sycamore - clean crown of major deadwood and hanging branches. T.6 - Sycamore - Sever ivy at ground level and strip up to 1m. Remove 1 lateral limb that has been partially severed on the tension side from previous ivy severance. T.7 - Sycamore - clean crown of major deadwood and hanging branches. T.8 - Ash - crown dieback throughout - lateral limb extending into garden area - remove leaving 1m stem from main branch union at ground level (coppice) T.9 - Holly - reduce crown height by 2.5m by reducing co-dominant leaders (x2) back to appropriate pruning point and shape lower canopy spread. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 £38,000 in January 2022. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Cheltenham
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- GL51 9QR
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Swindon Village
- Parish
- Swindon
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Nov 2026
- Decision
- No objection raised
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LM Tree Care Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 0 days from validation, about the council's usual 1 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15260029
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15260029
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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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
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.
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