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P0990/26/TCA - Trees within a Conservation Area Approved
Schools, care & communityTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduce height of three Birch trees at side of house by 3 metres and all overhanging branches away from school building. Reduce crown of Cherry tree along wall of school by 0.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

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

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Blakeney 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Numbers 1 and 2 Brook Villas, Grade II, 53 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Blakeney (Forest of Dean) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

Building

Floor area77 m² (829 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Forest of Dean
Application type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL15 4EB
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Newnham
Parish
Awre
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 4 days faster than Forest of Dean's median of 32 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Erection of a two storey rear extension with associated works.
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Forest of Dean
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#114 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Forest of Dean ranks #149 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Forest of Dean decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #82 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #16 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #149 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #219 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
561
Total decisions
43 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.