45 High Street Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 1AN Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/1510/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

2 Hornbeam trees - Reduce spread towards the building by approximately 2m to give 2m clearance from the building line. Cherry tree - Fell to near ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Sept 2026, from Stroud's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 25, Church Street
List entry 1340959 · 27 m from the pin · 34 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 32 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.
Show the other 34 with distances
Historic England ↗
Stroud Town Centre 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.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 66 m away: Church of St Lawrence, The Market; National landscape 419 m away: Cotswolds; Inside the Stroud built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Stroud - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Stroud
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL5 1AN
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Stroud Central Ward
Parish
Stroud Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tree Maintenance Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Stroud usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
222decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Stroud
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Stroud ranks #98 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stroud decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #181 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #166 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #98 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #144 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
54 decided
964
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026