St Lawrence Church Hall The Shambles High Street Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 1AP Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/1443/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Yew: Crown Lift & remove lower bough to give clear sight line to 2.2m; T3 English oak: Crown lift to 2.2m, leaving large bough's untouched but tidying finer leaf growth that impedes sightlines. Remove dead; T4 plum: Poor health. Remove if causing risk; T5 plum: crown lift to 2.2m & remove congested branches; T6 Cherry laurel. Remove suckers, epicormic growth, congested growth; T8 Lime: remove suckers/epicormic growth & Crown lift up to 2.5m to improve sightlines to reduce crime; T10 Yew: Trim back to tidy initially. Next spring renovate to trunk. New growth to be topiarised. Giving more for handrail & improving sightlines for safety in this blind spot; T11 Yew: Crown lift to 2.5m. Trim back canopy to improve sightlines for public safety & to improve CCTV vision. Remove dead & badly cut branches; T12 & T13 Limes: Remove epicormic growth. Crown lift to 2.5m; T16 Yew: Crown lift to 2.5m. Lightly trim back canopy; G1 Crown lift to 2m. Trim back canopy to edge of graves approximately 3m from trunk; T18 Yew: Crown lift to 2.2m; T19 Yew: Remove bottom limb that is going straight up into canopy. Remove the one low branch; T20 Buxus: Remove damaged growth from caterpillar; T21 Topiary Yew: Maintain topiary shape; G2: mixed overgrown hedge. Remove. Scruffy mix of small yew, huge Buxus that has been destroyed. Remove all & leave area clear for view into churchyard around mature trees; T22 Lawson Cypress: Crown lift to 2.2m; T24 Yew: Crown lift to 2.5m. Cut back dead & stumpy branches. Reduce canopy back to clear T23; T25 Yew: Crown lift to 2.2m. Remove lowest branches that are arching down over lawn towards graves, giving clear canopy to 2.2m. Reduce canopy back to clear T23; Lay Hedge along West boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Church Hall
List entry 1222723 · 1 m away · 41 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 38 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 ↗
Stroud Town Centre 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.
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
Heritage at risk 47 m away: Church of St Lawrence, The Market; National landscape 378 m away: Cotswolds; 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 1AP
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Stroud Central Ward
Parish
Stroud Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Consent
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 6 days slower 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

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Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 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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