St James High Street Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6AG Data via plota.co.uk

25/03967/TCONR - Works to trees in conservation areas Approved

Proposal

The Magnolia tree in the front garden requires pruning in order to prevent obstruction of the path on the high street Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Approved
18 Dec 2025
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Appeal allowed
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 18 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: St James's (Former School)
List entry 1078428 · The pin is inside its outline · 72 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 61 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.
Chipping Campden 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction Chipping Campden. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 131 m away: Campden House, formal Garden and associated Medieval cultivation earthworks.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chipping Campden built-up area; 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 10 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 area167 m² (1,798 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cotswold
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Postcode
GL55 6AG
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Campden & Vale
Parish
Chipping Campden
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
No objection
Decision date
18 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 26 Feb 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001394 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 25 days faster than Cotswold's median of 28 for tree works. Approved, as 99% of tree works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
942decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Cotswold in the last twelve months, from validation. Cotswold decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14566728
Planning Portal ref
PP-14566728
Statutory expiry
26 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cotswold
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#218 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Cotswold is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #219 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cotswold decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #128 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #150 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #219 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #212 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,252
Total decisions
138 refused in the year to March 2026

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.