8 High Street Kingswood Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 8RS Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/1589/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

Liquidambar Styraciflua - Crown lift to approx. 3m and reduce height and spread of canopy by approx. 2.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Oct 2026, from Stroud's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Firs
List entry 1238110 · 2 m from the pin · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 20 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 ↗
Kingswood 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 129 m away: Kingswood Abbey gate
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kingswood (Stroud) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Stroud
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL12 8RS
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Kingswood Ward
Parish
Kingswood Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Stroud usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 650 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 10 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