Meadoway High Street Blakeney Gloucestershire GL15 4DY Data via plota.co.uk

P0746/26/TCA - Trees within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Cut one lower limb of Ash tree back to branch collar to allow wound to heal. The lower limb is close to electric cables and also leaning over adjacent outbuildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Meadoway
List entry 1299208 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
Blakeney 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Blakeney (Forest of Dean) built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Lowland meadows; 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. 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.

Building

Floor area170 m² (1,830 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL15 4DY
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Newnham
Parish
Awre
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 31 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
113decided in the last year

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15035743
Planning Portal ref
PP-15035743
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
16 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Forest of Dean
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#114 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Forest of Dean decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #82 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #16 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #149 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #219 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
561
Total decisions
43 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.