Hill House Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk

P1052/26/TCA - Trees within a Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Reduce Magnolia by approximately 1-1.5 metres in accordance with BS3998:2010. In order to maintain it at an appropriate size for it's location. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from Forest of Dean's recent tree and landscaping works. The consultation period closed on 21 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Newnham 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Newnham (Forest of Dean) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £750,000 in June 2021. Detached house, freehold.

16 June 2021£750,000
14 September 2000£385,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Postcode
GL14 1BJ
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Newnham
Parish
Newnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
TrunkArb Tree Surgery Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Forest of Dean usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 31.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
94decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use