Tree Tops Walwyn Road Upper Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6PT Data via plota.co.uk

P262424/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

The tree is a Yew tree. It has grown to such an extent that it is now at the stage where it is affecting access to the property in particular to individuals visiting using eg walking frame. I am applying for the permission to reduce it in height to approx 2 metres maximum and the girth reduced to one metre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 8

Malvern Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
Public footpath 25 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.
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
SSSI 280 m away: The Malvern Hills SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Great Malvern 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 listed building 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 4

Last sold for £425,000 in January 2024. Detached house, freehold.

16 January 2024£425,000
20 February 2006£290,000
15 January 2003£205,000
14 August 1998£83,000

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

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Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
WR13 6PT
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Hope End
Parish
Colwall
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
25 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 5 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
509decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
25 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Herefordshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #250 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
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Herefordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #56 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #79 of 296
46%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #250 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #269 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
278 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
104 decided
1,406
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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