Dereham Court 149-161 Worcester Road Malvern Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01410/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Approved

Proposal

Fell one tree of heaven, crown lift one Sorbus to 3 metres above ground level and crown lift one tree of heaven and two hornbeams to 4 metres above ground level, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Great Malvern built-up area; Open access land about 32 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Priority habitat about 49 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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

Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR14 1ES
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Link Ward
Parish
Malvern CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
CTS Environmental Management Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
171decided in the last year

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

Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Malvern Hills is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #45 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Malvern Hills decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #251 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #232 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #45 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #121 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
148 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
744
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026