39 Blenheim Orchard Shurdington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 4TG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00427/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

TPO 6 - T6 Lime tree in rear garden - reduced by 2m to rebalance crown and stop the bird mess in the garden and side of property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Consultation
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Paul, Grade II*, 19 m away · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 203 m away: Cotswolds; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Shurdington built-up area; Green belt 67 m away: Cheltenham and Gloucester; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £895,000 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.

29 September 2025£895,000
27 March 2015£280,000

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

Building

Floor area161 m² (1,733 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, 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

Council
Tewkesbury
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
GL51 4TG
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Shurdington
Parish
Shurdington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Consent
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Silver Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 12 days slower than Tewkesbury's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
79decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tewkesbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Tewkesbury decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14957739
Planning Portal ref
PP-14957739
Consultation
1 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tewkesbury
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#212 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tewkesbury ranks #197 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tewkesbury decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #144 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #139 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #197 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #228 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
89 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
37 decided
689
Total decisions
74 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

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.