St Peters Church High Street Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1DS Data via plota.co.uk

P1252/26/TCA - Trees within a Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Pollard 19 x Lime trees on the boundary wall bordering the A48 back to previous pollarding points. The trees have not been pollarded for more than 10 years and large branches extend over the A48. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from Forest of Dean's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Church of St Peter
List entry 1186416 · The pin is inside its outline · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (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 ↗
Newnham 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 59 m away: Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Newnham (Forest of Dean) built-up area; Flood defence 38 m away (natural high ground); Priority habitat 27 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 22 October 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

Application type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL14 1DS
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Newnham
Parish
Newnham
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Forest of Dean usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 30.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
148decided 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 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15312025
Planning Portal ref
PP-15312025
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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