Springfield House London Road Chalford Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 8NW Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/1288/T5DAY - 5 Days Notice - Trees Approved

Proposal

Copper Beech - Remove the fractured limb and tidy any associated damage. The limb with damage high in the crown: reduce the extended branch by approximately 2.5 m. Low dead limb - reduce in length back to the small live growths. Adjacent Hornbeam tree - Reduce branch by approximately 1.5 m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Springfield House Hotel
List entry 1171143 · 0 m from the pin · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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 ↗
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.
Heritage at risk: Stroud Industrial Heritage (IHCA), Multiple parishes within Stroud District
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Chalford built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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

Council
Stroud
Application type
5 Days Notice - Trees
Postcode
GL6 8NW
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Chalford Ward
Parish
Chalford Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Maintenance Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 24 days faster than Stroud's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
222decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Stroud
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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