5 Polefield Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6DY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1. Two blue Lawson Cypress and small Elder on the side boundary. Fell by sections to near ground level. Coppice the small Elder. 2. Yew tree in the left-hand corner. This tree is also becoming too large and is blocking light to the garden. Fell by sections to near ground level. 3. Elder behind item 2. Pollard to approximately 2m and coppice the smaller Elder to the left. 4. Large multi-stemmed Bay tree. This has become unmanageable and too large for the garden. Coppice to near ground level and allow to regenerate. 5. Yew tree to the right of item (4). This tree has an asymmetric crown due to group pressure and has a poor form. -Fell to near ground level. 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
Other documents 2
Site constraints 3
Show all 7 with distances
- 47 mThe BeauthornsGrade II
- 72 mGate Piers and Walls to Numbers 10 and 10aGrade II
- 91 mGates and Gate Piers to Hatherley CourtGrade II
- 115 mHatherley HouseGrade II
- 126 mPillar Box at Junction With Queens RoadGrade II
- 136 mNumbers 2 to 24 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 143 m1, Queens RoadGrade II
Checked on 20 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 £350,000 in April 2009. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Cheltenham
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notification
- Postcode
- GL51 6DY
- Received
- 17 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Warden Hill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision
- No objection raised
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Agent
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, 14 days slower than Cheltenham's median of 0 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cheltenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheltenham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15229592
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Cheltenham is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #63 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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
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