April Cottage Upper Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Fell and remove conifer growing in a rockery at the front of April Cottage, due to tree outgrowing its situation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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
- Forest of Dean
- Application type
- Trees within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- GL15 4RA
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Pillowell
- Parish
- West Dean
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 32 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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