Church Stretton Golf Club Links Road Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02163/TCA - Works to Trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell 1no. Willow (T1), 1no. Sweet Chestnut (T2) and 1no. Portuguese Laurel (T3) and top to form hedge 1no. Holly (G1) within Church Stretton Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Consultation
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 26.392 MAP Sketch plan · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG 26.392 T1 AND T3 Photo · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG 26.392 T2 AND G1 Photo · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Shropshire Hills 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.
Church Stretton 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 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 ↗
SSSI about 109 m away: Long Mynd SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 406 m away: Rectory Wood and Field; Inside the Church Stretton 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
SY6 6JH
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
The Strettons
Parish
Church Stretton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Consent by Right - Trees
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benbow Brothers Timber Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 5 days faster than Shropshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
379decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 8 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14995886
Planning Portal ref
PP-14995886
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Various maintenance works to trees (see report for details) including the felling of 3no…
20/00744/TPO
2016 Approved
To fell 7No Conifers within Church Stretton Conservation Area
16/02527/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Trevor House Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Crown reduce by 2metres 1no. Atlas Cedar (T1) and 3no. Scots Pines (T2-4) and remove one…
25/04514/TCA
2024
New House Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Reduce by 40 percent 1no. Oak protected by the South Shropshire District Council (Madeira…
24/04723/TPO
2024 Approved
The Pines Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Crown reduction by 1.5-2 metres all over (see schedule) of 1no. Lime within Church Strett…
24/01193/TCA
2023 Approved
Hill House Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Reduce by 20% and reduce overhang of 2no Oak within Church Stretton Conservation Area
23/01966/TCA
2022 Approved
Woodside Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Erection of new and replacement single-storey extensions to dwelling, alterations to fene…
22/03631/VAR
2022 Approved
Woodside Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Erection of new and replacement single-storey extensions to dwelling, alterations to fene…
22/03631/FUL
2022 Approved
Highcliffe Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Installation of door to replace window to south elevation and change all windows to agate…
22/02484/FUL
2022 Approved
Bank House Stanyeld Road Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JJ
Reduce height of 7no. Holly to 1.5 metres within Church Stretton Conservation Area
22/03183/TCA
2022
Highcliffe Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Installation of door to replace window to south elevation and change all windows to agate…
22/02484/CPL
2022 Refused
Rockmount House Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Fell 1no Monterey Cypress within Church Stretton Conservation Area
22/02811/TCA
2022 Approved
Madeira House Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Crown lift and side prune 2no. Limes (T1 and T2),, to remove 1no. Cherry (T3), to coppice…
22/01630/TCA
2022 Approved
New House Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
2no Oak trees - crown lift to 5.5m and reduce branches over phone lines protected by Sout…
22/00766/TPO
2021 Approved
Woodside Trevor Hill Church Stretton SY6 6JH
Erection of single-storey side extension and infilling of existing balcony, alterations t…
21/04732/FUL
2022 Approved
Hunters Moon Links Road Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
To fell 2No Spruce Trees within Church Stretton Conservation Area
22/00490/TCA
2021 Approved
Bank House Stanyeld Road Church Stretton SY6 6JJ
Erection of a single storey side extension (following some demolition), installation of s…
21/05540/FUL
2021 Approved
Milford House Madeira Walk Church Stretton SY6 6JQ
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form a Garden Room/Home Working Office.
21/04016/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
Villa Vitoria Trevor Hill Church Stretton SY6 6JH
To crown thin by removing epicormic growth on main trunk and branches to allow light to p…
21/02620/TCA
2020 Approved
Novers Way Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
To reduce by 25%, re-prune 1No Purple Prunus back to original cuts and away from phone wi…
20/05089/TCA
2020 Approved
Rockmount House Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
To cut down to the base (coppice) 1no Cotoneaster tree within Church Stretton Conservatio…
20/03132/TCA
2020 Approved
Alpines Madeira Walk Church Stretton SY6 6JQ
Section dismantle first stem and reduce long branches in to approx. 2m 1no Beech within C…
20/02292/TCA
2017 Approved
Hill House Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Works to trees (as per attached schedule) within Church Stretton Conservation Area
17/03117/TCA
2017 Approved
Rockmount House Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
Removal to ground level of one Scots Pine tree within Church Stretton Conservation Area
17/00049/TCA
2016 Approved
Novers Way Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Fell 1no Cherry Tree within Church Stretton Conversation Area
16/05459/TCA
2016 Approved
High Orchard Trevor Hill Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JH
To fell 3 No. Conifer Trees within Church Stretton Conservation Area
16/03980/TCA
2016 Approved
Highcliffe Madeira Walk Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6JQ
Reduce the height of 2 Holly trees to 10 centimetres below the height of the hedge they f…
16/03552/TCA
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Shropshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Shropshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #179 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #136 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #53 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #50 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
350 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
35 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
27 decided
2,083
Total decisions
273 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings